Licensed to practice in California and accepts 9 insurances. Specializes in Anger Management, Bipolar Disorder, Coping Skills and 8 more.
(she/her)
New to Grow
Hi, I’m Brittnay. I am a licensed therapist providing culturally grounded, intersectional mental health support across California. As a Black, queer practitioner, my practice is rooted in the belief that healing happens when you can bring your entire, authentic self into the room.Navigating a world that often demands code-switching or compliance can be exhausting. That is why I offer an unapologetic, trauma-informed space where your lived experiences as a QTBIPOC individual are not just understood, but honored. Together, we will work through life’s complexities without you ever needing to explain your basic identity.Whether you are looking to process minority stress, heal from trauma, or navigate relationships, I am here to walk alongside you. You do not have to do this work alone. Let's build a space where you can feel deeply seen, safe, and supported.
A Welcoming Atmosphere: A safe, low-pressure space to land without any need to perform or code-switch.Reviewing Intake Paperwork: A brief discussion about practice policies, confidentiality, and any initial questions.Sharing Their Story: An open invitation to share what brings them to therapy, purely at their own pace.Exploring Goals: A collaborative conversation about what they hope to feel, change, or accomplish in our time together.Structuring Future Sessions: A quick logistical check on how often we will meet and what a typical session will look like.Answering Questions: Plenty of space for them to ask about my approach, boundaries, or the therapeutic process.
As a Black, queer practitioner, I bring a unique blend of lived intersectional experience and clinical expertise directly into our therapeutic space. My strengths lie in offering a decolonized, trauma-informed environment where you are entirely relieved of the exhausting burden of code-switching or explaining your basic identity. Because I intimately understand the nuances of minority stress, systemic oppression, and the hypervigilance it creates, I am able to provide an immediately affirming safe haven where your reality is honored, not pathologized. I pull from culturally grounded frameworks to look at your struggles through a systemic lens, helping you drop protective masks so we can focus on genuine, authentic healing.
My ideal clients are QTBIPOC college students, emerging adults, and mid-career professionals navigating life at the intersections of multiple marginalized identities, as well as couples seeking culturally safe relationship support. They are often feeling exhausted from the daily weight of systemic oppression, minority stress, and the constant pressure to code-switch in academic, corporate, or social environments. Whether they are balancing the identity shifts of early adulthood, facing high-level career burnout, or building resilient relational bonds, they want a space where they can immediately drop their protective masks. They value a decolonized approach to mental health and seek a practitioner who truly honors their lived reality without requiring them to explain their basic identity.
Other specialties
I identify as
Culturally Sensitive Therapy
I would integrate culturally sensitive therapy by actively de-centering Eurocentric psychological frameworks and replacing them with a decolonized, intersectional approach. Instead of viewing your clients' struggles purely as individual pathology, you look at how systemic oppression affects their mental health.
Acceptance and commitment (ACT)
I integrate Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) by blending its core pillars of mindfulness and psychological flexibility with my decolonized, intersectional framework. Instead of using ACT to force you to accept systemic oppression, I use it to help you validate your natural emotional reactions to a harsh world while committing to actions that honor your personal values and authentic self.
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
I integrate Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) by adapting its traditional tools into a decolonized, trauma-informed framework that honors your intersectional reality. Instead of using CBT to gaslight you into thinking your stress is just "unhelpful thinking," I use it to help you separate systemic realities from internalized oppression.
Forensic Psychology
I integrate forensic psychology into my practice by using clinical objectivity, legal-system literacy, and rigorous assessment tools to support and advocate for QTBIPOC individuals navigating legal, institutional, or carceral spaces. Rather than weaponizing forensics as a tool of systemic surveillance, I apply these specialized skills to humanize your story, evaluate legal competency, and dismantle biased narrative structures within the judicial system.
Gender-affirming therapy
I practice gender-affirming therapy by treating your gender identity and expression as natural, beautiful variations of the human experience, never as a pathology to be cured. Instead of acting as a traditional gatekeeper, I use an intersectional, decolonized framework to celebrate your trans, non-binary, or gender-expansive reality while actively supporting you through the social, medical, or legal aspects of your transition.