Brittany Jackson, LMHC

Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Trinity, Florida

Does Therapy Help?

Therapy can offer problem-solving skills, provide support, and help you work through life changes, allowing you to see your circumstances as a personal growth opportunity instead of a burden or obstacle.

What Can be Gained:

  • Emotional regulation and management;
  • Coping mechanisms to allow you to work through situations which previously caused you anxiety, fear, or avoidance;
  • Stress-management techniques to apply to deal with stress within your everyday life, such as with your job and family;
  • Skills and techniques to help you better navigate relationships, or to work through relationship troubles;
  • Problem solving skills for you to enact when you encounter issues which may typically have caused you to shy away or back down;
  • Improving self-love, compassion and esteem;
  • Improving communication, listening, and the ability to speak up for yourself;
  • Understanding your own skills, strengths, and positive attributes and learning to quiet your inner negative critique;
  • Finding a resolution to the issues that originally led you to therapy.

What to expect on your first visit?

Your first therapy session has two main goals:

1. Assess your circumstances

We will take the first meeting to assess your current circumstances. While my areas of expertise may be consistent with your reasons for coming to therapy, we will need to address specific areas that are unique to you, and your current circumstances. From there, we will be able to better determine what type of therapy is right for you, what it will entail, and what it will look like for you in terms of fitting it into your day-to-day life. In addition, I may provide you with series of actions to do outside of our therapy sessions, such as practice a certain technique, or read a specific book, as it is important you take on an active role in your healing.

2. Build a relationship

Our first session will be more like a two way interview. I’ll get to know you, and you’ll get to know me. I will ask you questions to help me better understand your primary issues and concerns, as well as your history in terms of other events in your life, family, childhood, and career. However, you are welcome to ask questions too. In order for therapy to be successful, it is imperative we establish a client/therapist relationship that is supportive and honest. In fact, this journey is partly the nature – and the quality – of our relationship that will determine the success of your overall therapy goals. Here are some things that you can expect within the therapeutic relationship:

  • To be treated with compassion, empathy, respect, and grace;
  • To be present with someone who is available to listen to you including the description of your wold from your view;
  • To receive knowledgeable and scientifically backed techniques and information to assist you in overcoming your struggles;
  • To be invited into a cultivated safe, supportive, and confidential space online;
  • To learn relevant strategies and techniques that you can use to enact positive changes on your life.

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I look forward to getting to know you and helping you reach your therapy goals.


Is therapy confidential?

As a general rule, all therapy sessions are confidential and anything you discuss with your therapist will remain between the two of you, unless you request otherwise. This is as per protection rules by law, which all therapists legally need to follow, and no information from the session can be disclosed without prior written consent from the client.

There are exceptions to this law however, and the therapist can disclose information from the session to legal authorities or appointed persons if any of the following are true:

  • The therapist suspects abuse to a child, dependent adult, or an elder, or are made aware of domestic abuse. These situations all require the therapist to notify law authorities immediately.
  • If the therapist suspects an individual has caused, or is threatening to cause severe bodily harm to another person, therapists are required to report it to the police.
  • If an individual intends to harm himself or herself, expressing to the therapist for example, plans for suicide. While the therapist will attempt to work through this in the therapy session, if it appears to be unresolved or the client does not cooperate, additional action may need to be taken to ensure the safety of the client.

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