Jodi Brewer

My experience in substance use treatment has taught me that addiction rarely exists in a vacuum. I focus on what’s underneath: trauma, shame, ADHD, attachment and relationship cycles, emotional regulation, identity, and learned patterns of coping. Whether you’re in recovery or still struggling with use, we’ll work on the mental health pieces underlying and influencing substance use and build the recovery capital for a life you can’t help but want to stay sober for.

You shouldn’t have to spend half your therapy session explaining or defending your relationship structure. As someone with lived experience of polyamory, I understand this world beyond a textbook. We can focus on what actually brought you in: communication, jealousy, attachment, boundaries, trust, identity, relationship changes, or something completely unrelated. I won’t assume polyamory, ENM, kink, BDSM or any other nontraditional lifestyle is the problem. That’s simply not what I do.

I’ve trained in ADHD professionally and personally. I’m also the mom who recognized her own ADHD after her daughter was diagnosed. That experience taught me to toss the rulebook and focus on the person. There is no “normal” way a brain should work, but there are systems that may work better for yours. We’ll tackle motivation, executive functioning, overwhelm, emotions, and shame while building skills that work with your brain instead of constantly asking your brain to work differently.

My experience in substance use treatment has taught me that addiction rarely exists in a vacuum. I focus on what’s underneath: trauma, shame, ADHD, attachment and relationship cycles, emotional regulation, identity, and learned patterns of coping. Whether you’re in recovery or still struggling with use, we’ll work on the mental health pieces underlying and influencing substance use and learn to build recovery capital for a life you can’t help but want to stay sober for.

My training in EMDR, trauma, and nervous system regulation has made somatic work a natural part of my practice. I’ve spent much of my clinical work helping clients understand how experiences show up not only in thoughts and emotions, but in the body. I use grounding, movement, sensory strategies, body awareness, and regulation to help clients recognize their nervous system patterns and develop more options for responding, rather than simply telling their bodies to “calm down.”

Motivational Interviewing has been a foundation of my work throughout my career, particularly through years of working with substance use, behavior change, and the complicated reality of wanting change while also not feeling ready for it. That experience taught me how to work with ambivalence instead of fighting it. I use MI to help clients uncover their own motivation, values, and reasons for change rather than assuming I know what their life should look like.

EMDR is a significant part of my clinical practice, and I use it daily with clients with complex trauma and a wide range of diagnoses. I’ve practiced EMDR for over a year and continue ongoing consultation to strengthen and expand my work with complex cases. I’ve completed the training and consultation requirements for EMDRIA certification and will be eligible once I complete my independent clinical licensure. I also attend advanced trainings to continually expand my knowledge.