Brave Heart Therapy

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My name is Benita and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Arizona and the founder of Brave Heart Therapy. I earned a Bachelor's degree in Social Work from University of Kentucky and a Master's degree in Social Work from Arizona State University. I provide psychotherapy to individual adults (18+) and specialize in trauma, PTSD, complex PTSD, anxiety disorders, depressive disorders, mood disor

ders, and life transitions. I am trained in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) Level I and Level II and am in the process of obtaining EMDR certification. I have training and experience providing trauma-focused treatment through the lens of Structural Dissociation Theory. In addition, I have experience in Polyvagal Theory, ERP (Exposure and Response Prevention), DBT (Dialectical Behavioral Therapy) and CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy). My theoretical orientation is trauma and informed and client centered and I take a multi-modal approach to treatment allowing me to assist my clients in discovering the origin of presenting challenges and distress.

Grief doesn’t follow a timeline or move in a straight line.It can come in waves; sometimes expected, sometimes not.Some ...
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Grief doesn’t follow a timeline or move in a straight line.

It can come in waves; sometimes expected, sometimes not.
Some days it’s quieter. Other days, it takes over.

All of that is part of it.
You’re not doing it wrong. 🤍

Trauma therapy often involves slowing things down and moving at a pace the nervous system can tolerate.
03/14/2026

Trauma therapy often involves slowing things down and moving at a pace the nervous system can tolerate.

Therapy that meets you where you are. Now offering in-person and telehealth services in Arizona AND North Carolina to su...
03/25/2025

Therapy that meets you where you are. Now offering in-person and telehealth services in Arizona AND North Carolina to support your mental health and well-being.

To start your journey email us at: [email protected]

Therapy is delicate work and this is because we are unlearning patterns that have been apart of the way we operate for o...
08/16/2024

Therapy is delicate work and this is because we are unlearning patterns that have been apart of the way we operate for our entire lives.

Learning how to undo these patterns is uncomfortable, but not impossible ✨

Why traditional talk therapy isn’t always effective in healing trauma
08/16/2024

Why traditional talk therapy isn’t always effective in healing trauma

Think of EMDR as folding laundry. Your memories are like a basket of laundry. Reprocessing them is like folding the laun...
08/16/2024

Think of EMDR as folding laundry. Your memories are like a basket of laundry. Reprocessing them is like folding the laundry so you can finally put it away 🙏✨

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1220 S Alma School Road Suite 102 Mesa, AZ 85210
Mesa, AZ
85210

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