KDH COUNSELING THERAPIST
Brent is a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Licensed Addictions Counselor with over a decade of experience specializing in anxiety, trauma, codependency, and substance abuse in Lafayette, La walking alongside individuals facing life’s most overwhelming struggles. Her work is grounded in a deep understanding of how personal pain can take many forms—whether it manifests as substance use, depression, anxiety, emotional dysregulation, or the lingering impact of trauma. For Brent, this work is personal. It's not just her profession-it’s a journey she’s lived from the inside out.
With 15 years in recovery, Brent brings both clinical expertise and lived experience to her practice. Her own healing path informs how she shows up for others-compassionate, steady, and unafraid to explore the messy, meaningful work of change. She embraces a multicausal model of human struggle, recognizing how biology, environment, and lived experience collide to shape coping mechanisms-sometimes helpful, sometimes harmful. Substance use, in this light, is not merely a problem to be eliminated, but often a symptom of something deeper-a response to unresolved pain, trauma, or unmet emotional needs.
Brent’s commitment to mental health led her to pursue licensure in counseling beyond addiction. She understands that no issue exists in a vacuum. Depression, anxiety, chronic stress, trauma, relational wounds, and self-worth struggles often overlap and entangle. She meets clients exactly where they are, helping them identify not just what hurts, but why it hurts-and how to move through it. Her guiding philosophy, “The only way out is through,” is more than a motto-it’s the foundation of her approach.
Her clinical experience spans a spectrum of concerns, including complex trauma, substance use, anxiety, depression, anger, and identity-related challenges. Brent is trained in Brainspotting and EMDR and weaves in a variety of evidence-based tools like DBT, CBT, ACT, and mindfulness-based practices. Her sessions are not about forcing change, but about cultivating a space where insight, self-trust, and willingness can emerge and take root.
Brent also understands that the pain of one individual often ripples outward. She works closely with families and loved ones impacted by someone’s struggle-offering guidance, education, and compassion. Whether the issue is addiction, emotional dysregulation, or a mental health crisis, Brent believes healing is most sustainable when the entire system is supported.
Her professional journey has included working with veterans and active-duty service members navigating trauma, identity, and reintegration, as well as individuals and families seeking emotional clarity and stability. Brent’s approach is client-centered, holistic, and attuned to the complexity of real life. She knows that healing is never linear, and that often, the biggest shifts start with the smallest of choices-a pause, a breath, a different response.
In her personal life, Brent is a fierce advocate for rest, laughter, and movement. A dedicated swimmer and lover of the outdoors, she believes in balancing depth with lightness. Her humor, warmth, and groundedness help clients feel seen and safe. To Brent, concepts like gratitude and worthiness aren’t abstract ideals-they’re practices, lived out daily. And she helps others find their own way back to those truths, one brave session at a time.
