Brentwood Counseling Associates

09/24/2025

🌟 Meet Our Therapist! - Post 2🌟
At Brentwood Counseling Associates, we’re proud to introduce different members of our team. With a passion for helping individuals, couples, and families navigate life’s challenges, our team brings empathy, expertise, and a supportive approach to every session.
Whether you’re looking for guidance, growth, or simply someone to listen, BCA is here to walk alongside you. 💙
📅 Schedule a session today and start your journey toward wellness! Call 615.377.1153.

09/23/2025

🌟 Meet Our Therapist! 🌟

At Brentwood Counseling Associates, we’re proud to introduce different members of our team. With a passion for helping individuals, couples, and families navigate life’s challenges, our team brings empathy, expertise, and a supportive approach to every session.

Whether you’re looking for guidance, growth, or simply someone to listen, BCA is here to walk alongside you. 💙

📅 Schedule a session today and start your journey toward wellness! Call 615.377.1153.

09/16/2025

✨ Navigating After-School Meltdowns ✨
Many parents notice it: the moment kids get home from school, the tears, frustration, or big emotions begin. This common experience is called restraint collapse—when children finally feel safe enough to release the stress they’ve held in all day.
In BCA's latest blog by Amanda Cooper, LMSW, we explore why these meltdowns happen and share practical strategies for parents: from offering connection first, to creating predictable routines, to helping kids build coping skills that last.
Read more here: https://www.brentwoodcounseling.com/post/understanding-and-managing-after-school-meltdowns-and-restraint-collapse
At BCA, we specialize in supporting children and families through play-based therapy and practical tools for everyday life. 💙

After-school meltdowns, often called 'restraint collapse,' are common as kids release the emotions they’ve held in all day. Fatigue, sensory overload, and stress can all play a role. Parents can help by offering connection first, keeping routines predictable, and building coping skills. If meltdow...

09/10/2025

💛 Today is World Su***de Prevention Day. Su***de touches lives in every community, but together we can make a difference. By raising awareness, reducing stigma, and encouraging action, we can help create hope and connection.

If you or someone you know is struggling, you are not alone. Help is available. 💛

📞 Call or text 988 for the Su***de & Crisis Lifeline.

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09/08/2025

Grief touches all of us, yet it often feels incredibly lonely.

At Brentwood Counseling Associates, Carla Archuletta has a new blog exploring how counseling can support those navigating loss—whether that’s the death of a loved one, the end of a relationship, or another major life transition.

If you or someone you love is carrying grief, I hope this resource offers both encouragement and a reminder: you don’t have to walk through it alone.

👉 Read here: https://www.brentwoodcounseling.com/post/grief-and-loss

09/03/2025

New on the BCA Blog ✨
Living with a chronic illness affects more than just the body—it impacts mental and emotional health too. In our latest post, Jenna Cummings explores the deep connection between chronic illness, grief, and mental health, and shares ways to find support and resilience.

Read more here: https://www.brentwoodcounseling.com/post/exploring-the-deep-connection-between-chronic-illness-and-mental-health

07/30/2025

📚👶 From Milestones to Meltdowns 👶📚

Brentwood Counseling Associates was honored to lead a professional development training for early childhood educators titled "From Milestones to Meltdowns: Navigating Early Childhood Development."

This session focused on equipping educators with tools to:
✅ Understand child development and distinguish typical behaviors from potential concerns
✅ Manage emotional regulation and discipline with confidence
✅ Navigate sensitive conversations with caregivers

We also explored how and when to communicate with families in ways that build trust and collaboration.

Big thanks to all the educators who joined us for their dedication to creating developmentally supportive learning environments! 💛

07/14/2025

We’re looking forward to hosting the third session in our Summer Lunch & Learn series at Brentwood Counseling Associates!

Join us on Tuesday, July 16, from 12:00–1:00 PM for:
Informed Parenting: Technology & Kids

Joy Lisea, MMFT, will lead this free workshop focused on helping parents foster healthy technology habits for themselves and their children.

If you’ve attended one of our previous sessions, we’d love to have you back. If this would be your first—consider this your invitation to join us! Bring your lunch, bring a friend, and join the conversation.

📅 July 16, 2025
⏰ 12:00–1:00 PM
📍 Brentwood Counseling Associates

Space is limited—please call 615-377-1153 to reserve your seat.

More details: www.brentwoodcounseling.com

07/01/2025

🍽️ Join Us Tomorrow for Lunch & Learn with Travis! 🧠✨

Looking for a meaningful midweek reset? Come spend your lunch hour with us at Brentwood Counseling Associates for our Wednesday Lunch & Learn series!

📅 Tomorrow (Wednesday)
🕛 12:00–12:45 PM
📍 Brentwood Counseling Office

This week, Travis will be sharing insight and encouragement around effective approaches to parenting children and teens with ADHD.

✅ Free & open to the community
✅ Bring your lunch
✅ Leave with something helpful

Tell a friend, bring a coworker, or share with someone at your church who could use this. We’d love to see you!

🔗 More info: https://www.brentwoodcounseling.com/groups

06/13/2025

🌞 Join Us This July for BCA’s Summer Lunch & Learn Series! 🥗🧠

Brentwood Counseling Associates is offering a free, five-week summer seminar series designed to support and empower parents at every stage. Each session is held from 12–1 PM on Wednesdays, making it the perfect midday boost of insight and encouragement.

📅 Topics Include:

July 2 – Parenting ADHD Kids & Teens (Travis Moore, LPC-MHSP)

July 9 – Kindergarten Ready: A Prep Guide for Parents (Adrienne Thompson, LPC-MHSP)

July 16 – Informed Parenting: Technology and Kids (Joy Lisea, MMFT)

July 23 – Discipline that Works: Effective Parenting Strategies (Travis Moore, LPC-MHSP)

July 30 – College Readiness Workshop (Joy Lisea, MMFT)

💻 Register or learn more at: www.brentwoodcounseling.com/groups

Grab your lunch and grow with us!

06/02/2025

Are you the one who always holds it all together—for your family, your workplace, or your relationships?

You might be stuck in a pattern of over-functioning—doing more than your share, often at the expense of your own well-being. In her latest blog, my colleague Joy Lisea, LMFT, unpacks why so many of us fall into this role and how therapy can help us step out of it with more balance and self-compassion.

📖 Read it here:
👉 https://www.brentwoodcounseling.com/post/the-weight-of-trying-too-hard-over-functioning-and-how-therapy-can-help

It’s a gentle reminder that you don’t have to carry it all alone.

Over-functioning is a behavioral pattern where a person consistently takes on more responsibility (emotionally, mentally, physically, or even spiritually) than is healthy or sustainable. It often involves stepping in to solve problems for others, anticipating needs before they’re expressed which u...

05/28/2025

🕊️ The Circle of Life 🕊️
Birth and death are often seen as opposites—but what if they actually reflect one another?

In our latest blog at Brentwood Counseling, we explore the quiet symmetry between life’s beginning and end:
✨ The physical and emotional transitions
✨ The return to simplicity and stillness
✨ How these parallels can bring comfort in seasons of grief

If you're grieving—or walking alongside someone who is—this reflection might offer a gentle reminder: you're not alone. Love doesn’t end. It transforms.

🖋️ Read the full post at the link in bio
🔗 https://www.brentwoodcounseling.com/post/birth_and_death_reflect_each_other