Brendan Turner, Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Are you, your child, or a loved one struggling to embrace your true self, impacting your happiness, relationships, and goals? I work with children and adults, creating safe spaces where they can identify and overcome obstacles to healthy development, fulfilling relationships, and the attainment of personal and professional aspirations. I bring extensive experience assisting families navigating the daily challenges of trauma, grief, and anxiety. I work with men and gender-expansive individuals to challenge detrimental societal expectations, empowering them to embrace their authentic selves and achieve their parenting and relationship goals. My practice is dedicated to fostering healing and well-being. I believe true well-being comes from embracing the full spectrum of human emotions, free from societal pressures or personal conditioning that dictates how we \"should\" or \"should not\" feel. I work collaboratively with clients, recognizing and building upon their inherent strengths, while offering supportive yet challenging reflections to deepen their self-understanding. I provide gentle guidance and supportive pushes as you reclaim wholeness. This transformative process, rooted in practical skills and compassionate self-exploration, offers remarkable rewards. My expertise includes grief and trauma intervention, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), psychotherapy, and mindfulness practices. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with ten years of experience in the state of Louisiana. I earned my BS in psychology from the University of New Orleans and my master\'s in social work (MSW) from Southern University at New Orleans. My own journey began in a home impacted by alcoholism and mental health issues, leading to a lonely and disconnected adolescence, and my own battle with alcoholism as an adult. With over 17 years in recovery, I intimately understand how stress, trauma, and loss can compound into feelings of helplessness and hopelessness. My personal path to recovery, combined with extensive clinical experience and the wisdom of invaluable mentors, forms the compassionate and effective foundation of my work today. Let\'s explore your path to healing and resilience together. My aim is to guide clients toward achieving higher levels of satisfaction in their daily lives, which involves increasing joy and peace, fostering more meaningful relationships, and raising self-awareness. This transformation is rooted in consciously connecting your emotions, body, and thoughts to ensure your actions are aligned with your core values. The therapeutic journey often begins with self-exploration to identify and dismantle barriers to personal well-being. Next, we focus on relationships and roles. Through enhancing empathy and communication skills, we work to improve your capacity to be a better partner, parent, colleague, or friend, and to recognize which relationships are truly supportive. Ultimately, this process not only cultivates a positive self-concept but also results in more fulfilling relationships. My hope is that, through our work together, you will be able to close the gap between the person you are and the person you aspire to be.

Please feel free to give me a call for a free 15-minute (or so) conversation to ask questions, learn more about my process, determine the right fit, or discuss other things that are coming up for you.

Therapy is a journey of self-discovery, helping us reconnect with our true selves, the person we were before the layers of trauma, stress, and sadness accumulated. As adults, we strive to return to the present moment and embrace the inner child, learning to love that part of ourselves once more. Through this process, we become whole again, recognizing, accepting and appreciating all our strengths, individuality, and imperfections.