Briana is meeting new clients as a counselor in training while completing her Masters Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Walden University. Prior to attending graduate school, she obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from the University of Central Florida. She believes that mental health counseling should be firmly rooted in creating a safe, non-judgmental space where you can openly explore your thoughts, feelings, and experiences. With a person-centered, empirically based approach, you will work together to set goals and explore the resources and supports available. Briana has had the privilege of working with diverse groups of individuals facing wide-ranging issues such as anxiety, depression, trauma, crisis, interpersonal struggles, families, stress management, communication skills, and identity exploration.

Briana found the mental health field early in her own life journey by attending counseling and learning from others. This, along with becoming a mother inspired her to enter the mental health field. Briana has a natural ability to understand, empathize, and build rapport in an emotionally safe and supportive environment. She is also an advocate for the destigmatization of mental health care and is committed to helping foster change, improving access to mental/behavioral health treatment for all, and reducing marginalization in our communities. She deeply values rest and in her free time can usually be found napping, befriending cats, thrifting while listening to a podcast, or cozy under a heated blanket reading a psychological thriller.

Andrae is an aspiring therapist in training while pursuing a Master’s Degree in Social Work with an LCSW from Walden University. Andrae obtained his bachelor’s degree in psychology with a concentration in human science from North Carolina Central University. Andrae feels that mental health is a fundamental aspect of health and well-being that affects how individuals, couples, and families think and feel throughout different stages of life. Through teamwork and structured and attainable goal setting, reaching a better quality of life is inevitable. Andrae has had the opportunity to work in the social work field by directing a supportive housing program for individuals diagnosed with Severe and Persistent Mental Illness.

Andrae’s passion for mental health, fueled by personal therapeutic experiences, has led him to study social work. Through these experiences, he has developed the ability to empathize with and understand adverse issues and occurrences in individuals, couples, and families. By recognizing values and beliefs, Andrae feels that a better way of life can be built and maintained.