- LGBTQIA+ affirming
- Music and creative expression
- Attachment and trauma
About Brittany
Brittany Stephen is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) practicing in Georgia with nine years of experience in mental health work. She focuses on concerns such as LGBT issues, relationships, trauma and abuse, grief, and self-esteem. Brittany draws on both talk-based approaches and creative methods to help people sort through painful feelings like guilt and shame.
She describes her work as collaborative and attentive to culture and identity. Sessions aim to help people gain clarity about their emotions and how those feelings affect relationships and daily life. Brittany sometimes uses music and creative expression when words are not enough.
Her background includes practice with teens, college students, adults, and couples, and she brings experience supporting people with attachment and abandonment concerns. She also has experience addressing identity questions, communication struggles, and the effects of trauma on relationships.
Brittany notes experience supporting people who identify as LGBTQIA+ and those who are neurodivergent. She lists additional focus areas such as body image, codependency, chronic illness and pain, dissociation, and issues related to kink and alternative sex culture. These topics often intersect with guilt and shame in her work.
In sessions she blends talk therapy and music-based interventions, emotion-focused work, and practical communication skills. Her approach aims to help people recognize patterns, name difficult feelings, and practice different ways of relating to themselves and others.
Approaches used online and how they help
Evidence-based talk methods can help when guilt or shame feels stuck. Emotion-focused approaches encourage naming and tracking emotions, then learning different ways to respond so feelings lose some of their power. This can be useful for relationship strain, grief, and trauma-related shame.Creative interventions that include music offer another route when words are hard. Music-based activities can help people process memories, regulate strong feelings, and notice body sensations connected to shame or self-criticism. These techniques can pair with conversation to broaden how someone understands and processes painful experiences.
Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each client to choose approaches that match their needs, goals, and comfort level. That means checking in about what feels helpful and adjusting methods over time so sessions remain useful.
Confirm the available session options before booking since formats were not specified in the biography. Online work can make scheduling easier and fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people try different communication styles, such as talking more or using creative exercises, without changing location.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
9+ years
Listed in
District of Columbia, Georgia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of guilt or shame does she help with?
She supports people carrying guilt or shame tied to identity, relationships, trauma, grief, and self-worth.
How does she approach feelings of guilt and shame?
She uses talk therapy alongside creative tools like music to help people name feelings and practice different responses to them.
What experience does she bring to these issues?
She has nine years of experience in mental health work and has supported teens, college students, adults, and couples with relationship and trauma concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LPC licensed in Georgia and practices there.
Does she offer sessions in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.