Bryan Brown (He/Him)

No matter who we are the reality is that we live within a racialized society. Coming to understand ourselves as a cultural racialized being helps us not to further get lost in the traumas of our racialized society rather aides us in rising above. Racial identity development is about owning and developing our sense of self so that we can from a grounded place navigate relationships and identities with greater authenticity and peace.

Anxiety is a natural process that our bodies use to communicate with us. Learning how to listen and explore our anxiety is the key to dismantling its power and grip over our lives. Anxiety is ultimately functioning to try and protect us and it can get out of control when we are overwhelmed continually by adverse life experiences that can be unrelenting or if we have ignored / fixated on our anxiety. I have extensive experience assisting clients in working with and growing past anxiety blocks.

Depression like anxiety is a form of communication that our bodies express to signal that something is out of balance or overwhelming within our us. Learning how to both listen and take appropriate steps to address and alleviate the underlining issues is how I work with clients to live deeper and more enjoyable lives.

I have been trained in the Gottman method for couples therapy and utilize that alongside a psychodynamic trauma informed approach to address relational road blocks and facilitate relational growth.

Psychodynamic Trauma informed Therapy is the modality that I was trained in academically. This approach is used to help my clients understand themselves and their presenting issues through a kind and curious exploration of self and their relationships. We are relational beings and any presenting issue that brings a client into therapy is ultimately a relational issue. I work with clients to lay the foundation and set the structure necessary to sustain long lasting change.

Trauma therapy is foundational to my psychological training reveling the ways that trauma impacts the body, mind, and relationships. Trauma lives on after the event has occurred because it has landed in our bodies and there remains. I work with clients to help them process, understand, and move through events and situations that have informed their learning, behavior, and relational patterns (consciously and unconsciously). Healing through trauma is achievable.