Hello, I’m Brooke

I’m A Therapist
(and a real person!)

ABOUT ME

You are embarking on your unique journey of courage, connection, self-discovery, and healing. Who you choose to accompany you on this journey matters, which is why I want to share some information with you about who I am and how I approach therapy.

First and foremost, I am much more than a therapist. I am a real person.

I bring my realness to the bench, and I create a space that encourages you to do the same. I approach therapy with authenticity, empathy, and humility. Being human means making mistakes, having regrets, celebrating wins, wrestling worthiness and confusion, overcoming hardship, feeling all of the feelings, having a-ha moments, and seeking connection. It is about telling your unique story. My role is to provide a safe and protected space for you to tell your story and accompany you as you continue to write its narrative.

Through experience and formal training, I have witnessed the power of multisensory exploration, expression, and healing when incorporated into therapy. Therefore, in addition to using evidence-based therapeutic approaches, I also introduce unique and creative ways to explore and express thoughts and feelings through innovative, individualized interventions that use mediums such as nature, sand tray, play, painting, art, movement, music, writing, and mindfulness.

The following credentials orient and guide my clinical practice:

  • Licensed Clinical Social Worker – Supervisor (LCSW-S)
  • Registered Play Therapist – Supervisor (RPT-S)
  • Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing Certified Therapist (EMDR Certified Therapist)
  • Certified Daring Way™ Facilitator (CDWF) – Clinician
  • Nurtured Heart Approach Advanced Certified Trainer (NHA®)
  • Certified Intuitive Painting Facilitator and Trainer
  • Certified Eating Disorder Intuitive Therapist™ (EDIT™)
  • Certified Humanistic Sand Tray Therapist (CHST)
  • Certified Parent-Child Interaction Therapist
  • Certified Positive Parenting Program Facilitator and Trainer
  • Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

I am a native Houstonian and received my graduate degree in Social Work from the University of Houston. My husband and I share a beautifully eclectic and blended family of 5 children and 2 dogs. I have traveled the road of single parenthood and continue to walk the parenting path of neurodiversity. I feel most at peace when I spend quality time with my family, paint intuitively, visit local museums and art exhibits, connect with nature, and am surrounded by music.

Inspirations For How I Approach Therapy

Brene Brown

Maybe you’ve heard of her, maybe you haven’t, but Brene Brown is a wise woman. I am certified to use The Daring Way™ methodology, focusing on courage building, shame resilience, and the power of vulnerability with individuals, families, and groups.

The Nurtured Heart Approach™ by Howard Glasser.

Developed by Howard Glasser, this is one of the best methods for children with intense and challenging behaviour. The Nurtured Heart Approach™ helps parents understand how your best efforts to manage behaviour may actually fuel the fire of challenging behavior – and how to make simple shifts that can change everything about how you relate to your child.

Children’s Learning Institute

Their own website says it best. They are committed to maximizing the potential of every child. The way they do that is by developing learning solutions that deliver effective results. All of their stuff is research and data driven, and it works.

Autism Speaks

This is just a truly helpful organization, full of expert resources focused on connecting families with whatever they need to connect with a loved one with autism.

Flora Bowley

Flora is a painter, pioneer, permission-giver, and author. She’s one of the most creative people I know, and the most encouraging. Flora believes that creativity has the power to awaken, empower, heal, and transform. I agree! My goal is to for creative therapy to bring transformation.

 

Sarah Blondin

Sarah is the fonder of Live Awake™, and her perspective on how to be mindful and appreciative of life is powerful stuff. It’s opening your eyes to the beauty of your own life, and appreciating the big (and small) things that make your life unique and beautiful. Therapy can have the same effect.

You Have The Power To Change Things.
Therapy Can Help

Phone

(281) 900-4477

Address

13722 Office Park Drive, Suite B
Houston, TX 77070