Brandi Harriott

License: Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) | B.Sc., RP (Qualifying)

Ages Served: 18-65+

Appointments: In-office and Virtual

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Change Starts Here

Hello, I'm brandi. Let's start where you are.

You don't have to hold it all together here.

Life can be complicated. Your past, relationships, identity, and the pressure to always be strong can leave you feeling overwhelmed or disconnected from yourself. Therapy offers a space to slow down, feel understood, and begin finding your way forward.

Maybe You're Here Because...

Experiences from your past continue to affect how you feel, think, and relate to others.
Your relationship feels disconnected, communication has become difficult, or you're hoping to find your way back to each other.
You're exploring your identity, questioning where you belong, or navigating the impact of culture and societal expectations.
Anxiety, self-doubt, or the feeling of never being quite enough is making it difficult to feel at ease.
Family relationships feel complicated, overwhelming, or emotionally exhausting.
You're tired of being the strong one and wish you had somewhere you could let your guard down.

Therapy can be a place where you begin to make sense of your experiences, feel more connected to yourself, and discover new ways of moving through life.

Together, we'll create space to explore what's been weighing on you, recognize the patterns that may be keeping you stuck, and build the tools and confidence to move toward meaningful change.

You deserve a space where you can show up as you are, without judgment or pressure to be anything else.

Who I work with:

Therapy that meets you where you are.

I work with individuals, couples, and families who are ready to better understand themselves, strengthen their relationships, and create meaningful change.

You might be feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, uncertain, or simply ready for something to feel different. Wherever you are in your journey, our work begins with understanding your experiences and what matters most to you.

I support individuals, couples, and families who:

Feel overwhelmed by the pressure to always be strong, capable, or in control.
Are working through trauma or painful past experiences.
Want to build healthier relationships and communicate more effectively.
Are navigating questions of identity, race, culture, and belonging.
Struggle with anxiety, self-doubt, or emotional overwhelm.
Want to feel more comfortable in their own skin and embrace who they truly are.
Are navigating complicated family relationships, boundaries, and attachment patterns.

You don't need to have everything figured out before starting therapy. You just need a place where you can begin.

What It's Like to Work With Me

You don't have to pretend here.

One of the things I value most about therapy is creating a space where people can finally exhale.

A space where you don't have to have the right words, explain away your feelings, or pretend that everything is okay when it isn't.

My approach is warm, grounded, genuine, and culturally responsive. I want you to feel heard, respected, and understood—not judged, dismissed, or defined by your struggles.

I recognize that your experiences are shaped by more than just individual circumstances. Your relationships, family history, culture, identity, and the world around you all matter.

I won't ask you to minimize your experiences or fit into someone else's idea of what healing should look like.

Here's what you can expect from me:

I won't ask you to minimize or justify your lived experiences.
I won't ignore the impact of race, identity, or systemic factors.
I won't rush your healing process.
I won't apply a one-size-fits-all approach.
I won't position myself as the “expert” over your lived experience

Services

Trauma and Trauma Recovery

Your past is part of your story, but it doesn't have to define your future.

Painful experiences can affect how we see ourselves, experience relationships, and respond to the world around us. Sometimes, even when an experience is over, the emotional impact remains.

Together, we can work toward understanding those experiences, processing difficult emotions, rebuilding a sense of safety, and developing coping strategies that support healing and greater self-trust.

Anxiety and Emotional Regulation

You deserve to feel more at ease in your own life.

When anxiety takes over, even everyday situations can feel overwhelming. You may find yourself overthinking, anticipating the worst, struggling to relax, or feeling emotionally drained.

Therapy can help you identify anxiety triggers, recognize emotional patterns, challenge unhelpful thought cycles, and develop practical strategies to regulate emotions and manage stress.

Our goal isn't to eliminate every difficult feeling, but to help you feel more confident in navigating them.

Relationship and Couples Therapy

Healthy relationships begin with understanding, connection, and communication.

Relationships can be deeply meaningful, but they can also bring frustration, conflict, and disconnection. Sometimes, couples find themselves having the same arguments without feeling truly heard or understood.

Together, we'll explore relationship patterns, improve communication, understand underlying emotional needs, and develop healthier ways to navigate conflict.

Whether you're hoping to rebuild connection, strengthen intimacy, or better understand one another, therapy can help create space for meaningful conversations and positive change.

Identity, Race, and Systemic Stress

You deserve to be understood in the context of your whole experience.

Our sense of identity and belonging can be shaped by culture, race, family expectations, discrimination, and the environments we navigate every day.

Therapy offers an opportunity to explore these experiences without having to minimize, justify, or explain away their impact.

We'll make space for conversations about identity, racial stress, cultural expectations, belonging, and the ways systemic barriers can affect emotional well-being.

Together, we'll explore your strengths, affirm your lived experiences, and support you in developing a stronger connection to yourself.

Self-esteem and Authenticity

You are allowed to be yourself without constantly questioning your worth.

Do you find yourself second-guessing your decisions, comparing yourself to others, or feeling like you need to be someone different to be accepted?

These patterns can make it difficult to recognize your strengths and feel comfortable in your own identity.

Through cognitive restructuring, self-compassion practices, values exploration, and strengths-based interventions, we'll work toward challenging negative self-beliefs, building confidence, and reconnecting with what feels authentic to you.

The goal is to help you develop a kinder relationship with yourself and feel more comfortable showing up as you are.

Family Dynamics and Attachment

Understanding where your patterns began can help you decide what you want to carry forward.

Family relationships can shape how we experience love, trust, boundaries, and connection. Sometimes, the patterns we learned growing up continue to influence our relationships long into adulthood.

Therapy can help you explore family dynamics, attachment experiences, communication patterns, and the boundaries you need to feel emotionally healthy.

Together, we'll work toward greater self-understanding, healthier connections, and the ability to relate to others without losing yourself in the process.

I'm Here to Help

How We Can Work Together

You don't have to carry it all anymore.

Many of us learn early on that being strong means keeping everything together. We become the dependable one, the peacemaker, the one who doesn't ask for help, or the person everyone else turns to.

Over time, that strength can start to feel like a responsibility we can't put down.

Maybe you've learned to hide your emotions, push through difficult experiences, or put everyone else's needs ahead of your own. Perhaps you've become so accustomed to holding everything together that you've lost touch with what you need.

What if therapy could be a place where you didn't have to be the strong one?

My role is to create a space where you can slow down, let your guard down, and begin exploring the parts of your experience that may not have had room to be heard.

This isn't about changing who you are or telling you how you should feel. It's about understanding yourself more deeply, recognizing the patterns that no longer serve you, and discovering new ways to move forward.

My Approach to Therapy

My work is grounded in three guiding principles:

Person-Centered Therapy

You are the expert on your own life. Your experiences, values, and goals guide our work together. I bring curiosity, compassion, and therapeutic support to help you discover what feels meaningful and right for you.

Trauma-Informed Care

Your experiences matter, and healing should never feel forced. We prioritize emotional safety, trust, collaboration, and pacing that respects your comfort and readiness.

Anti-Oppressive and Anti-Racist Frameworks

Your mental health doesn't exist in isolation from the world around you. We recognize how race, culture, identity, discrimination, power, and systemic experiences can shape your well-being. Your lived experience deserves to be acknowledged and respected.

Therapeutic Approaches I Integrate

I draw from evidence-based therapeutic approaches and tailor them to your needs, including:

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT): Identifying and challenging unhelpful thought patterns and beliefs.
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT): Developing emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness skills.
Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT): Exploring and challenging trauma-related beliefs that may contribute to ongoing distress.
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT): Understanding emotional needs, strengthening attachment, and rebuilding connection in relationships.
Attachment-Based and Family Systems Approaches: Exploring how early relationships and family patterns influence present-day experiences.

What Our Work Together May Look Like

Therapy isn't about having all the answers or following a predetermined path. It's about creating an opportunity to understand yourself and make changes that feel meaningful to you.

Depending on your needs and goals, our work may involve:

Processing past experiences and making sense of their emotional impact.
Recognizing triggers and developing healthier ways to manage difficult emotions.
Understanding relationship patterns and building stronger communication skills.
Exploring identity, belonging, and the influence of cultural and systemic experiences.
Challenging self-criticism and developing greater self-compassion.
Establishing boundaries and building healthier relationships.
Reconnecting with your values, strengths, and sense of self.

Some sessions may involve reflection and deeper emotional exploration. Others may focus on practical tools and strategies you can use in everyday life.

We'll move at a pace that feels manageable, regularly check in about what is and isn't working, and adapt our approach as your needs evolve.

You don't have to know exactly where to start. We can figure that out together.

Change Starts With a Conversation

Taking the first step toward therapy can feel intimidating. You may be unsure what to say, what to expect, or whether therapy is right for you.

That's okay.

You don't need to prepare a perfect explanation of what you're going through. You don't need to have everything figured out. And you certainly don't need to wait until things become unbearable before reaching out.

You deserve support, understanding, and a space where your experiences matter.

Let's start where you are.

Your story matters. Your experiences matter. And meaningful change is possible.

Let's Connect In-Person

Let's Connect Virtually

I'm Here to Help

How We Can Work Together

You don't have to carry it all anymore.

Many of us learn early on that being strong means keeping everything together. We become the dependable one, the peacemaker, the one who doesn't ask for help, or the person everyone else turns to.

Over time, that strength can start to feel like a responsibility we can't put down.

What if therapy could be a place where you didn't have to be the strong one?

My role is to create a space where you can slow down, let your guard down, and begin exploring the parts of your experience that may not have had room to be heard.

My Approach to Therapy

My work is grounded in three guiding principles:

Person-Centered Therapy

Trauma-Informed Care

Your experiences matter, and healing should never feel forced. We prioritize emotional safety, trust, collaboration, and pacing that respects your comfort and readiness.

Anti-Oppressive and Anti-Racist Frameworks

Therapeutic Approaches I Integrate

I draw from evidence-based therapeutic approaches and tailor them to your needs, including:

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT): Identifying and challenging unhelpful thought patterns and beliefs.
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT): Developing emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness skills.
Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT): Exploring and challenging trauma-related beliefs that may contribute to ongoing distress.
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT): Understanding emotional needs, strengthening attachment, and rebuilding connection in relationships.
Attachment-Based and Family Systems Approaches: Exploring how early relationships and family patterns influence present-day experiences.

What Our Work Together May Look Like

Therapy isn't about having all the answers or following a predetermined path. It's about creating an opportunity to understand yourself and make changes that feel meaningful to you.

Depending on your needs and goals, our work may involve:

Processing past experiences and making sense of their emotional impact.
Recognizing triggers and developing healthier ways to manage difficult emotions.
Understanding relationship patterns and building stronger communication skills.
Exploring identity, belonging, and the influence of cultural and systemic experiences.
Challenging self-criticism and developing greater self-compassion.
Establishing boundaries and building healthier relationships.
Reconnecting with your values, strengths, and sense of self.

Some sessions may involve reflection and deeper emotional exploration. Others may focus on practical tools and strategies you can use in everyday life.

We'll move at a pace that feels manageable, regularly check in about what is and isn't working, and adapt our approach as your needs evolve.

You don't have to know exactly where to start. We can figure that out together.

Change Starts With a Conversation

Taking the first step toward therapy can feel intimidating. You may be unsure what to say, what to expect, or whether therapy is right for you.

That's okay.

You deserve support, understanding, and a space where your experiences matter.

Let's start where you are.

Your story matters. Your experiences matter. And meaningful change is possible.

Let's Connect In-Person

Let's Connect Virtually

Brandi Harriott, Bsc, Grad Cert, MACP

GET In Touch

Office

4, 214 Dundas St E 2nd Floor, Whitby, ON L1N 2H8, Canada

Phone Number

(365) 275-7310

Email

thetherapyjourney@gmail.com