MEET BRITTINI AND IVY
With over 15 years of experience in the mental health field, Brittini Carter has worked with adults of all cultural, socioeconomic, religious backgrounds, and sexual orientations. She is recognized for teaching individuals on how to manage their responses to life events and occurrences. Brittini began her online practice in 2017 with the pursuit to equip clients across the world with evidence-based methods and techniques to successfully navigate through their life’s journey. Brittini graduated from Troy University with her Master’s in Counseling Psychology in 2008 and is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and a Qualified Supervisor in the State of Florida. Brittini serves as a Trauma Informed Yoga Teacher. In 2019, she completed the requirements to be a certified teacher in a Yoga Alliance approved school and opened her practice for yoga and guided meditation. Brittini offers a unique yoga experience for students in the Central Florida area by coupling her expertise in mental health and holistic wellness.
In addition to the services mentioned above, Brittini is also the author of the self-paced E-course “More Than A Mother”, a guide to rediscovering yourself. This course gives mothers at any stage the opportunity to find balance in motherhood and live a more fulfilling life.
Although Brittini is the founder and owner of Carter Therapy, she still sees clients, as this is her original passion in life. These days you can also find her utilizing her skills by providing clinical supervision and facilitating workshops, training, and speaking engagements. To hire Brittini for your event/workshop, please email brittinicartertherapy@gmail.com
Therapy Specialties: Anxiety, Coping Skills, Depression, Grief, Body Image, Life Transitions, Family Issues, Anger Management, Self Esteem, Marginalized Populations, Parenting, Codependency, and Stress Management.
Ivy Mairura joined Carter Therapy in 2021 and brings a diverse background to the therapy team. Ivy’s counseling experience includes residential/outpatient treatment programs for adults suffering from mental health crises and/or substance abuse, high risk students in high school settings, and assisting clients in healthcare and social service settings to overcome obstacles and achieve their goals .
Ivy believes that your story, pain, and struggles are unique to you. There is no “one size fits all” approach to therapy. Counseling is a collaborative process where the client and counselor work together to identify issues and establish therapy goals to facilitate personal growth and healing. Establishing goals in therapy can help you increase self-awareness, gain new perspective, decrease harmful behaviors, and increase personal strengths in order to have a more profound life experience. Ivy will spend time with you, understanding what you are experiencing, so that you can make enhancements that will help you enrich your life. She believes that everyone should have a safe, healing place to work through life's challenges.
Some of the approaches Ivy uses include, but are not limited to, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution Focused Approach and Motivational Interviewing. She understands that each client’s experience will be different, therefore treatment is customized to the individual’s needs. Ivy can help you overcome tough areas such as:
Depression, Anxiety, Athletic performance related stress/anxiety, Parenting struggles/challenges, Adolescent/children's concerns, Anger issues, Relationship challenges, Career/vocational concerns, Communication issues, Life adjustment issues, Job related stress, Stress management, Generational Trauma in Black women and Disordered eating.