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Brittany Stephen

Brittany Stephen

Therapist · Georgia

Compassionate counselor for relationships and identity

  • Relationship focus
  • LGBTQIA+ affirming
  • Music-based tools

About Brittany

Brittany Stephen is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) who helps people work through relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem struggles, and LGBT concerns. She brings a warm, affirming approach and aims to create a space where clients can be honest and feel respected while they work toward clearer patterns and better connection.

She uses everyday language in sessions and combines talk-based therapy with creative methods when useful. Brittany has experience supporting identity exploration, attachment questions, and communication problems. She also offers neurodivergent-affirming support and works with people navigating life transitions like college or relationship changes.

Brittany’s background includes work with emotional overwhelm, burnout, and chronic stress. She draws on music-based techniques as an additional way to process feelings when words don’t capture the whole experience. This can include using rhythm, melody, or guided musical activities to open new ways of understanding emotions.

Her practice focuses on building practical skills that clients can use between sessions. That includes strategies to manage anxiety, handle difficult conversations, and rebuild trust after painful experiences. Sessions are intended to be collaborative and paced to each person’s needs.

She has nine years of experience in the mental health field and holds board certification in music therapy in addition to her LPC credential. Brittany works from a trauma-aware and LGBTQIA+ affirming stance, aiming to help people feel seen and move toward more stable relationships and greater self-understanding.

How therapeutic approaches shape online care

Evidence-based therapeutic techniques often include talk-based interventions and creative expressive methods. Talk-based work focuses on helping people name feelings, practice new ways of communicating, and build coping skills for anxiety, trauma, or relationship conflict. Creative expressive methods use music or other arts to help access emotions that are hard to put into words and to support regulation and self-exploration.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, past experiences, and day-to-day needs to decide which methods to try first. Over time the approach can be adjusted based on what is helpful and what feels comfortable for the client.

Because the biography does not list specific session formats, confirm current session options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow for different ways of working together such as shorter check-ins or sessions that do not require video. Licensed professionals can adapt techniques like talk-based work and music-informed activities to remote sessions, helping people apply skills between meetings and keep progress moving forward.

Areas of focus

LGBTRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseGriefSelf esteem
AbandonmentAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMoney and financial issuesMulticultural concernsPanic disorder and panic attacksPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSelf-harmSelf-loveSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Brittany commonly address?

She supports people with relationship and attachment issues, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem struggles, and LGBT-related concerns.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Her style is warm and collaborative, mixing traditional talk therapy with creative musical techniques when helpful.

What experience does she bring to sessions?

She has nine years of experience in the mental health field and has worked with teens, college students, adults, and couples.

What credentials and location are listed for the therapist?

She is an LPC and practices in Georgia with additional board certification in music therapy.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the U.S. work with her?

She is not accepting international clients at this time.

How do fees and billing work?

Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

What steps are involved in getting started?

Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

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