- Reality therapy
- Experiential techniques
- Family systems focus
About Briana
Briana Savage is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Louisiana with seven years of experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship strain, grief, parenting challenges, anger, and related concerns. She also addresses issues connected to ADHD, self-esteem, career stress, and coping with life changes.
Briana earned a Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy from the University of Louisiana at Monroe and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Loyola University of New Orleans. Her background includes work in medication-assisted recovery programs and youth services, including juvenile facility settings. Those roles exposed her to substance use disorders, disruptive mood and conduct concerns, and major depressive disorder.
She favors practical, systems-oriented work that looks at how relationships and family patterns affect present problems. Briana uses reality therapy and experiential techniques to help people try new behaviors and skills in everyday situations. Sessions focus on clear, implementable steps clients can use between meetings.
Her experience includes supporting people involved with blended family issues, fatherhood matters, postpartum depression, and family of origin difficulties. She also notes attention to prejudice and discrimination as factors that can affect mood and relationships.
Outside work she lives in Baton Rouge with her spouse, two children, and two dogs. She volunteers on a church media team and describes service as a core part of how she approaches life and practice.
How therapeutic methods translate to online sessions
Reality therapy focuses on present choices and practical behavior changes. Online sessions can focus on identifying specific actions, setting goals, and practicing new responses to anger and relationship triggers. Experiential techniques involve doing or role-playing exercises that help people try different ways of responding; these can be adapted to a video session so skills are practiced during the appointment.Finding the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will discuss goals, try techniques, and adjust methods based on what feels workable for the client. Clients are invited to give feedback so sessions stay relevant to their daily life and relationships.
The biography did not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people use video or audio depending on bandwidth or comfort. Licensed professionals can also adapt exercises so people can practice skills between meetings and bring real examples to discuss in the next session.
Areas of expertise
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Experience
7+ years
Listed in
Louisiana
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address related to anger?
She works with anger alongside stress, relationship conflict, trauma, and parenting strain. Anger is listed among the issues she addresses in practice.
What is her general therapeutic style?
She uses a systems perspective with reality therapy and experiential techniques. Sessions emphasize practical skills clients can use between meetings.
How long has she been practicing?
She has seven years of counseling experience working in community and clinical settings. That includes work with recovery programs and juvenile services.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LPC, a Licensed Professional Counselor in Louisiana, and practices from that state.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients at this time.
Which session formats are used?
Session formats were not specified in the biography. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing is determined during intake.
What is the first step to begin?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.