Brittany “Rowan” Rivers, LMHC, NCC

Pronouns: they/them

I am a spiritual director and licensed mental health counselor who has spent my career companioning others to cultivate self-compassion, reclaim their stories and to become self-allies.  I have a radical relationship with truth and aim to provide a safe space for authenticity to emerge. I am trained in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy and have studied mindfulness-based therapies to support myself and others to reconnect with themselves.  I strive to illuminate the individual as being alive in community, breathing in relationship and reorienting and aligning to the emergent and creative reality of being part of the universe. I hope to support liberation through the reclamation of relationships disrupted by the colonization process and support myself and others to reground in relationships that were life giving to ancestors. I orient myself currently with the active support of ancestry, spiritual guides and being held by the lands of the Timucuan and Seminole peoples.

Education

Batchelor’s of Arts in Political Science with Minors in Religion and Organic Crop Production, 2008

Master’s in Education and Education Specialist Degrees with Focus in Counselor Education, 2015
Certificate in Spiritual Direction and Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor, 2019

Professional Experience

I have a diverse background in a variety of settings. I have worked with individuals in inpatient, outpatient, residential and partial hospitalization levels of care. Much of my experience has been with individuals who struggle with both mental health and substance use issues. I have a history of working with a Dialectical Behavioral Therapy treatment team conducting individual and group sessions for both adults and adolescents. I have conducted research on increasing counselor competency in working with LGBT clients and nature-based play therapy with children.

Professional Memberships

Association for Size Diversity and Health

Climate Psychology Association of North America

Spiritual Directors International

Using the Sogorea Te’ Land Trust Land tax calculation, a percentage of my profits will be paid to Indigenous organizations each year.

https://sogoreate-landtrust.org/pay-institutional-shuumi/

2022: Indigenous Vision for Land Rematriation. ~https://www.indigenousvision.org/landtrust/

2023: Lakota People’s Law Project https://action.lakotalaw.org and Indigenous Women Rising https://www.iwrising.org