PROGRESS THAT STICKS
We’re not chasing perfect - just real, lasting change.
A LITTLE ABOUT ME
Nice to meet you, I’m Brittany.
I started this practice because I believe therapy should feel useful, focused, and real, not vague, not endless. I'm glad you're here. Keep scrolling to learn a little more about how I got here and how I work.
My Therapy Path
LEARNING & GROWING
My Story
I've been working with students and young adults since I was one myself, first as a writing center tutor, then in university counseling, academic advising, and career coaching. That mix let me see how grades, finances, family, and campus systems collide in real life. I later moved into a medical school counseling center, where I focused on supporting future healthcare providers who were learning to take care of everyone else, often before they'd ever learned to take care of themselves.
My Why
At some point in my life, I would have given anything to have one person I could be completely honest with, someone who wouldn't make me feel like I had to perform or pretend to be okay. I became a therapist because I wanted to be that person for someone else. It's a privilege I don't take lightly. And when a client tells me that knowing they can come talk to me helps them get through the week. That's exactly what keeps me in this work.
My Craft
I'm licensed in Illinois and Ohio and am a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP). A lot of the people I work with carry trauma they don't even have a name for yet. It just looks like anxiety, shutdown, or patterns they can't seem to break. I keep a strong trauma lens in the room, paying attention to how your past experiences are woven into your present while making sure we go at a pace that feels manageable, not overwhelming.
My Approach
I'm direct, I'm engaged, and I will absolutely call you out: kindly, but honestly. I show up fully present in every session. If something you say moves me, confuses me, or pisses me off on your behalf, you'll see it on my face. That's what real engagement looks like. Whatever you bring in, the thing you did, the thing you didn't do, the thing you're embarrassed about, we work with it. No shame, no judgment, just curiosity.
Off the Clock
PC Queen
My gaming PC is my pride and joy. I'm a horror game girlie with a Steam achievement problem, a soft spot for life sims, and a backlog I refuse to acknowledge.
Cat Mom
Three cats, three completely different agendas. Oliver has mastered doing absolutely nothing. Luna has never once respected a boundary. And Figaro? We don't talk about Figaro.
Donut Devotee
I have a running Google Maps list of every bakery and donut spot I've never been to, and I add to it religiously. Consider it field research.
OPEN DOOR POLICY
Let’s Start Your Next Chapter
You've done the hard part. You made it to the end of this page. Reaching out is the next step, and I make that part easy. Send me a message and I'll be in touch within 24 hours.