Brainspotting Therapists in Livingston, TN

Hey there! My name is Sandra and my hope is that Claiming Ground Counseling will be a soft landing for you to slow down and return to yourself. I work with adult individuals dealing with burnout, grief, self-discovery and life transitions. Are you ready to feel like yourself again? Ready to better connect to yourself and your people? My work helps folks find more joy in everyday life.

Are you living a life that doesn’t feel entirely your own? Overwhelmed by symptoms of anxiety and/or depression? Feeling disconnected, drowning in low self-worth and constant shame cycles? I wholeheartedly believe we, as humans, are innately designed to move toward healing and wholeness. And, if we are struggling in the present moment we are most likely (unknowingly) blocking this innate, healing wisdom. Together, we will delve into the roots of your current challenges, helping you uncover insights, develop resilience, and create a safe space for you to reconnect with your body, intuition, and healing wisdom.

You hold a unique story. That story holds value and deserves to be told. I specialize in expressive art and play therapy techniques and I am honored to work with children, teens, adults and families. Most of my work focuses on serving the neurodivergent population and creating a wrap around service with other providers, but I also enjoy working with individuals experiencing anxiety, depression and life transitions. I also work directly with parents to provide educational advocacy and parenting strategies. I offer supervision for other counselors on their journey to LPC.

(I am currently accepting new clients!) If you find yourself here because you're feeling overwhelmed, lost, and unsure how to move forward in life, you've made it to the right place. Congrats on starting your journey to healing, I am already so proud of you! I am here to help you work through the anxiety that keeps you from recognizing your potential, the trauma that keeps you feeling stuck in the past, and any attachment wounds that keep you from forming deep and meaningful connections. If any of these have resonated with you, then let's get started working towards the life you desire.

My primary focus is helping men and women who struggle with sexual addiction and pornography addiction. I have walked the path of recovery myself. I know how confusing and scary it can be. I also know recovery is possible, and worth all of the effort. I am a Certified Schema Therapist and a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist Candidate. I addition, I utilize Brainspotting to treat any traumatic memories contributing to the addiction. I help you understand how you got here and, how to move your life forward.

Hi! Welcome to my profile! I'm a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Franklin and I love people. I believe that every person is of infinite value and is created strong, resilient, and brilliantly made. I find great joy in creating a safe place for individuals to feel seen, heard, and known. I use an integrative approach that encourages clients to find their voice and trust themselves and their bodies in their own story and process.

Life does the best it can to squeeze out every ounce of resilience we have in us. What do you do when you’ve come to the end of yourself? We aren’t wired to face the hurt, fear, and loneliness of life alone.

Our past may not define us, but we can sometimes carry our past with us in our bodies, and not realize it. If we do not properly process those past hurts, trials and traumas we continue to carry them with us through life. It is my hope as a therapist to help others to heal from those, and to let those past memories not be triggers of any negative or hurtful feelings, but to just be a memory. I am passionate about trauma therapy. I believe that there can be healing, and it is my desire to help others through that process.

Hi, I’m DeAnn, and I would be honored to support you on your path to healing. I provide a nurturing space to collaboratively explore and move through challenges while cultivating heart-centered coping skills. Amid the noise of our often confusing, pressured, and disconnected world, I aim to help you remember who you are at your core, enhancing your creativity and authentic “voice.” I believe in the power of slowing down and being listened to by someone who can help you uncover calm and creativity within. Our work would involve honoring your past and navigating the road ahead while grounding in the present.

Life doesn't always go the way we want it to- we get dealt a hand sometimes that stops us in our tracks. Maybe your life "should" be feeling okay but you feel overwhelmed and don't know where to go. Or maybe, anxiety, depression, and burnout are feeling insurmountable and you need some help getting unstuck. You don't have to navigate this alone. I'm a licensed clinician with years of experience helping people walk through the hard parts of life and I am here to support you. I believe in excellent and ethical care and have a special focus on woman's health and offer a specialty in Maternal Mental Health. All are welcome.

Hi there, I’m Betsy. I believe that while pain and loss are inescapable facets of the human experience, we can integrate them into the rest of our lives when we connect to another. My guiding assumption as a therapist is that you have an inner healing intelligence inside of you and it’s our collaborative work to cultivate your access to it by gently examining that which no longer serves you to reclaim your whole self. I work with adults experiencing developmental and complex trauma, religious harm and deconstruction, end of life, and grief and loss.

Everyone eventually comes upon a life situation that confuses or distresses them. I believe that is part of the human condition. Whether it be situational anxiety or depression, trauma, mental illness or addiction, nobody gets through life without experiencing something. These life events serve as wake up calls to help us make changes and live a more fulfilling life. It is helpful to have someone to navigate new territory with, someone who has been there themselves, to help find a better way. And that's what I am here to help you do, find a better way that leads to a more fulfilling life.

Negative stories, relationships, and conflict can leave you feeling you feeling stuck. Stuck in anxiety, depression, fatigue, or a fog that’s difficult to name. These feelings may be the result of years of overwhelming experiences or from a recent event that’s created distress. Whatever it is, together we can work towards healing by exploring stories that no longer serve you, understanding and giving space to the parts of yourself that are conflicted, and by cultivating new ways of navigating though the complexities of life. Therapy provides a unique space to explore all this in safety, in your timing, and with care.

My passion is working with couples that feel stuck and pulled into destructive communication patterns in their relationship. I help couples heal from deep hurts and move towards intimate connection using Emotionally Focused Therapy, which is backed by research and a highly effective model for helping couples rebuild intimacy.

I believe therapy works best and is most successful when there is a willingness to risk being vulnerable with a safe other. If you are someone who is motivated to learn more about themselves and take active steps to change this might be the right fit for you. My focus area and experience is working with women and both premarital and established couples. I offer deeper internal work through both IFS and Brainspotting. The client who will benefit best from the way I do therapy are those who are naturally self-reflective and those who find value in metaphor and symbolic language.

A major thread in Ashley’s work has been care for families. Having worked in volunteer and professional capacities with children and families for more than 17 years and as a mother of three young children, Ashley has found herself with a deep care for helping people find their own healing to stop cycles of toxic stress. When children or teens feel out of control or parents feel overwhelmed, working through issues that require learning how to emotionally regulate (i.e. trauma, stress, anxiety, depression, ADD, or OCD) can lead to healing that improves one’s ability to securely connect in relationships.

I have always wanted to support others in meeting their full potential. To me this means supporting others in seeing themselves as whole and beautifully flawed. When we can acknowledge and love all parts of ourselves we are so much closer to that potential. I often hear from clients that they know what they should do to heal, but find themselves stuck in old patterns. With my training in whole body healing such as EMDR and Brainspotting, we can learn new ways of being. I also provide animal assisted therapy with my co- therapist Koda Bear.

You feel different than others and there’s so much going on inside. Perhaps your thoughts and emotions are just too much. The people, places and activities that may have been fulfilling and safe in the past, are now what you would prefer to avoid. Others appear happy, but that same happiness feels beyond your reach. Maybe you recognize the need for some change, but enacting change seems impossible. Are you ready for your mind and body to be at peace in this chaotic world and to find your true self again? It is possible to access the wonder and creative energy of youth and to have a new understanding of your life.

Scheduling April 17th and later. I'm a Christian and Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 20 years experience treating people struggling with PTSD, grief, anxiety, anger management, depression and other trauma-related issues. I am EMDR certified and an EMDR consultant and trained in Clinical Hypnosis and Brainspotting level 1. All are treatments for trauma, depression, and anxiety according to the latest research in neuroscience. I enjoy partnering with First Responders, military, adults and teenagers to help them work through whatever issues are interfering with their joy. If you have any questions, call or send me an email.