Jennifer Brigman
MS/EdS, LCMHC-S,
NATC
Jennifer is a licensed mental health counselor, clinical supervisor, registered nurse with more than 17 years of experience helping individuals heal from complex, confusing, and painful relationship patterns. Her work centers on supporting those who feel overwhelmed by unhealthy dynamics—whether rooted in childhood, adult relationships.
As a therapist, Jennifer is known for her steady, trauma-informed presence and her ability to help clients make sense of experiences that have felt chaotic or emotionally disorienting. She specializes in recovery from narcissistic abuse and relational trauma, while also helping people understand the underlying beliefs, roles, and learned patterns that keep them tethered to unhealthy relationships. Many clients seek her out during times of deep confusion, identity loss, or relational upheaval, longing to rebuild trust in themselves and find a path toward stability and clarity.
Warm, direct, and deeply attuned, Jennifer helps clients rebuild identity, confidence, and self-trust while strengthening their internal and external boundaries. She guides people toward greater clarity, emotional steadiness, and a more grounded relationship with themselves.
As a coach and consultant, Jennifer works with relational systems—families (biological and blended), work teams and other community groups—by taking a thoughtful and attuned look at the foundations and origins of dysfunction. She blends relational analysis, emotional-patterns mapping, structural family systems insight, and practical conflict-resolution and communication strategies to improve how a system functions, understand where it gets stuck, and what keeps certain unhealthy cycles alive.
Clients often describe her as a steady, insightful presence who can see the entire landscape of a relationship or group dynamic and name what each member may be too overwhelmed or too close to fully recognize. She observes how communication flows, how conflict escalates and how members participate in perpetuating dysfunctional patterns. From this understanding, she offers practical, achievable ways for each person to show up more authentically, interrupt harmful cycles, improve communication, strengthen boundaries, and create more stable and respectful relational patterns.
Jennifer’s work is not limited to those who identify as survivors of abuse. Many individuals seek her support when they recognize their own contributions to relational strain and genuinely want to grow, repair, and participate differently. Her approach is non-shaming and growth-oriented, offering a safe space for anyone—regardless of their role in past or present dynamics—to understand themselves more deeply and move toward healthier connection.
In addition to her clinical work, she provides supervision for emerging therapists who want to develop within a relational, trauma-informed, and ethically grounded framework.
Elizabeth
Joel
MS, LCMHCA
Elizabeth Joel is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Associate (LCMHCA) who brings a warm, thoughtful, and socially conscious approach to her work with clients. She holds dual master’s degrees in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and Forensic Mental Health Leadership from Adler University, as well as a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology and Criminal Justice from High Point University. Elizabeth provides counseling under the clinical supervision of Jennifer Brigman.
Elizabeth is especially passionate about supporting teens, older children, and adults who feel overlooked, misunderstood, or weighed down by experiences of inequity, systemic barriers, or generational patterns of suppression. She approaches her work with a deep respect for each person’s lived experience and a commitment to helping clients feel seen, safe, and empowered.
Her therapeutic style is gentle, direct, and grounded in social-justice values. She works well with clients who are navigating issues such as identity development, emotional overwhelm, school or peer stress, family strain, cultural pressures, anxiety, low self-worth, and the effects of marginalization. Elizabeth helps clients understand not only their internal world, but also how larger systems and histories may be influencing their thoughts, emotions, and sense of possibility.
Clients who work with Elizabeth often describe her as approachable, steady, and genuinely invested in their growth. She listens closely, asks meaningful questions, and creates a space where clients can explore their experiences without shame or fear of judgment. Her goal is to help each person build confidence, resilience, emotional literacy, and a stronger connection to their own voice.
As a newer clinician, Elizabeth brings fresh perspective, strong academic training, and a sincere desire to support individuals who are navigating complex emotional or developmental stages. Working under Jennifer’s supervision, she provides ethically grounded, trauma-aware care within a supportive and relational practice environment.
Elizabeth welcomes clients who are ready to begin healing, deepen self-understanding, and build a more empowered and compassionate relationship with themselves.