Brett Hammond (he/him/his)

I utilize existential, narrative, and humanistic methods to start and build a dialogue alongside the men with whom I work. Men have to manage unique sociocultural stressors throughout their lives, including the balance between work and home life, raising children, responding to our own fathers being absent or ambivalent during our childhoods, and retirement. I believe that masculinity has an important place in the world and I thoroughly enjoy promoting a modern perspective.

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder can be a disabling condition and, sadly, there is a dearth of providers adequately trained to manage the problems it causes. I've learned from both personal and professional experience that generic talk therapy doesn't help OCD. In contrast, I'm trained in evidence-based treatments for it, including Inference-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Exposure and Response Prevention, and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy.

I've worked with individuals that have experienced trauma for the entirety of my career and that has allowed me a wealth of knowledge and experience with which to help others. No matter the gravity of the difficult experience you've dealt with, it can be overcome through the use of skills and guidance from an experienced therapist. I focus on the "trance of unworthiness," a term coined by Tara Brach, that refers to the deep wounds of not being good enough or strong enough that we all carry.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is built on a unique approach to suffering, in which we aim to pursue our values and the things that are important to us even when we're anxious or stressed. ACT informs much of my approach to therapy and I've received numerous years of supervision and education focused on it. ACT is a transdiagnostic approach and can be helpful for a range of human problems.

Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT) is a humanistic and experiential model of therapy that engages the idiosyncratic nature of our emotions and their importance to our functioning. EFT provides a therapist with unique skills to both guide and follow an individual through their primary emotions and their unfinished business. I've received advanced training in EFT and am involved in ongoing supervision in the model.

Inference-based Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (ICBT) is an evidence-informed way to assist with OCD symptoms that doesn't involve exposures. Instead, ICBT allows for an individualized approach to the "upstream" of your symptoms of OCD (i.e., your thoughts and mental life). I've been engaged with the growing ICBT professional community in the United States and have been trained by some of the thought leaders in the field.