Brown Beatty Counseling & Consulting, LLC

01/01/2026

𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲.⁣
Whatever you land on is your theme for the year… your reminder, your anchor, your affirmation.⁣
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Drop your word below👇🏾 and save this for when you need a gentle nudge back into alignment.

12/31/2025

I don’t know who needs to hear this but, 🗣️ create those New Year resolutions! For the people who say they don’t create them, we can tell 🫠…

There is nothing wrong with having a date set that you reflect on areas of your life and make a list of things you want to get better at… even if a million other people do it on that day.

There is nothing wrong if that date is the New Year, your birthday or some random Saturday.

There is nothing wrong with wanting to continuously grow and having a goal for your mental health, physical health, financial health or relationships. It’s called having the courage to want to evolve.

Please don’t let anyone shame you because reflection and growth is on your radar. Fall 100 times if need be because that one success outweighs them all. And before you dare take anyone’s advice on not growth check in points, take a look at their life and relationships (especially the one they have with themselves) and ask yourself if that is what YOU would like to emulate for parts of your own life 😌.

Cheers to reflection and growth whether you chose to make them today, tomorrow or in three months. I look forward to seeing (and maybe even being part of) your evolution.

Signed,

The “Here We Grow Again” Counselor

#2026

12/24/2025

𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗺𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗼𝗳𝗳... 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘺.

So you’ve gone to therapy with a 🗣️good therapist… you’ve done your healing the work… you do your homework assignments (did you do your therapy homework 👀)… and you’ve learned how to self reflect, analyze 𝗔𝗡𝗗 correct your own destructive/maladaptive patterns…

It 👏🏾 doesn’t 👏🏾 mean 👏🏾 everybody 👏🏾 else 👏🏾 has 👏🏾!!! One of things I like to prepare my clients and consultees for in this season, is that just because you’ve done your work doesn’t mean everyone and everything around you changes. Anddd 😌… just because you’ve changed, don’t think you don’t still have work (how to apply what you learned) to navigate environments and people that are still the same.

This is the one and only time I’m going to tell you to 𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲, 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀. Special times of year and special days don’t trigger “healedness” in people haven’t put in the work. So to prep you, I’m going to give you 5 quick tips on how to raise your boundaries & keep your power (and mental wellness) in your hands.

1️⃣ Practice saying your boundaries out loud. Literally rehearse saying "That doesn’t work for me” or “I choose not to participate in this conversation” in the mirror or car before events.
2️⃣Plan your exit strategy before you get there. This includes physical AND emotional exits!
3️⃣You don’t have to attend every argument you’re invited to. Decline with grace.
4️⃣No is a complete sentence. Don’t feel pressured to over explain your boundaries.
5️⃣Have a safe person on speed dial to text or call... Someone who “gets it” when you need a reality check or just need to vent mid gathering.

And while this is posted during the holiday season, don’t forget this applies ALL 👏🏾 YEAR 👏🏾 LONG 👏🏾!

𝘚𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘦𝘥,

𝘛𝘩𝘦 ‘𝘸𝘦’𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘶𝘮𝘢 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦’ 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘳 😌

12/12/2025

𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿... 𝗜 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗬. 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲. 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿…⁣
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Why 🤔? Because I will 𝗔𝗟𝗪𝗔𝗬𝗦 stands with those who are grieving someone, something, someplace, or some feeling... I will 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 honor and 𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲 us having space to lament... ⁣
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𝗟𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: ⁣
🏳(𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘯) 𝙖 𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙜𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙛 𝙤𝙧 𝙨𝙤𝙧𝙧𝙤𝙬⁣
🏳(𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘣) 𝙢𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙣⁣
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One thing I'm not going to do... is pathologize you in this season. Pathologize... to regard or treat someone as psychologically abnormal or unhealthy. Ok, now that we've gotten through our definitions for today... let's get to the meat (or plant based protein for our vegans 🤷🏾‍♀️)...⁣
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Seriously folks... what if you are supposed to feel SAD, DEPRESSED, TIRED, AND MOODY right now??? What if... the sun is supposed to purposely shift as nature's natural antidepressant, to give you less of the happy hormones to feel the other not so pleasant feelings we've avoid consistently all year long??? ⁣
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As a society, we have called this season everything but it really is... It's our season to grieve! And not only grieve but to 𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗹𝘆... to lament.⁣
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You've lost people physically... you lost people emotional... heck, at times you even lost you! You've pushed through, soldiered on, and operated out of the survival skills of the trauma brain. But what about that 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 that the trauma brain was trying protect you from, through all those coping skills of pressing forward...⁣
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𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦... 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘴... 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘺... But you've distracted yourself out of survival because who has time to sit in those feelings? No one. But who deserves to have those feelings honored, poured out, expressed and weeped? You do.⁣
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So I challenge you... no I invite you... to feel 𝗔𝗟𝗟 your feelings of this season and allow yourself to truly grieve and really lament. And if you don't know how to, I'll walk with you through it. ⁣
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𝘚𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘦𝘥📝,⁣
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𝘛𝘩𝘦 '𝘓𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴' 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘳 🏳

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12/01/2025

𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗱 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗮𝗱 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝘆𝗼𝘂, 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗯𝗮𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲?⁣
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Come on in here so I can step on your toes and call you out a little bit, while also simultaneously nourishing you towards healing 😌. ⁣
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Some bad moments we’re only supposed to hold onto for just a little bit. Some bad seasons are just supposed to be exactly that, a season. While we don’t negate and strip away the realness of feelings in moments that leave us sad, mad, angry, or confused… we decide how we are going to allow for that moment to dictate the way that we experience and see our own lives and our view of self.⁣
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Some moments are just a blip in the lens 👓… but remember we the power to make it permanent and cloud our vision… wipe it off to see differently… or learn to adjust our vision around the spot that left a mark but didn’t change how we viewed the possibilities for our future, even if it looks different.⁣
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This video is to challenge you (and me 🫠) to remember things that are within our control. You deserve to have your good days outweigh your bad days, and that often starts with what lens you decide to put on today.⁣
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𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗱 🖊️ ,⁣
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𝗧𝗵𝗲 ‘𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗚𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀’ 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗿 🤓

11/24/2025

Just a reminder as we drift into this holiday season this week, be kind… People are doing their best to make it through each day. Don’t be the reason someone cries one more tear intead of getting a chance to smile… pulls away instead of engaging… shuts down instead of opening up.

And if you can’t be kind in this season, please be quiet. As a counselor, I hear the tears behind the smiles… the wounded spots behind the armor… but also the bravery to try again one more day until they get to better days. Don’t be a stumbling block in someone’s journey, especially in this season whete grief and sadness can run abundant. You never know what day you’ll catch someone on and hopefully, when they run into you it will be fuel to keep going.

Peace, love and soul peeps 🤍! May this week be everything you need it to be and more.

11/17/2025

I love a good and informative caption and this is one! To those who progressed further on their healing journey you not cold for wanting to engage in this you once did, you’re just further in your healing.

We go through tough changes as we work on ourselves or in therapy. However, our new way of being in the world, big or small, can make us question if the change is good.⁠
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If you're a bit raw, doing things outside your comfort zone, and unable to be in situations you used to be "ok" with, you're doing it right.⁠
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Progress breaks our old tolerance for discomfort, abuse, and bullsh*t.⁠
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*You might be unable to gossip with your mother about a sibling anymore.⁠

*You might not be able to tolerate one-sided intimacy like before.⁠

*You might not be able to people please with your boss like you used to.⁠

*You might be unable to jump into another's mess at your own expense like you used to.⁠

*You might be unable to keep it going with self-consumed people like you used to.⁠
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But, the hard part is the new territory. We often wonder if we are growing too cold, selfish, or protective.⁠
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Nope. You're just getting healthier, and it's foreign and won't feel graceful for a while yet.

09/25/2025

✨ 𝘼𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬 𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙧𝙚-𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙚 𝙢𝙮𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛… ✨
I’m Dr. Ros… a counselor, counselor educator, consultant, and visionary behind Brown Beatty Counseling & Consulting. Sit on my virtual couch and let me reintroduce myself 😬.

🌱𝗔 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗿
I get the privilege to walk with people through their hardest seasons. My specialty is grief work, trauma-informed counseling, and helping others learn how and why their brain works, responds, copes, destructs 🫣, and heals in the ways it does. I walk alongside the “strong ones” who hold everyone else together, creating a safe space for them to pause, release, and focus on their own healing.

I enjoy holding sacred space that’s culturally aware, soul centered, and rooted in honoring your story as you become the best version of yourself. I firmly believe that once we find a safe space to hold our stories and our secrets, we open the door to start healing and living our best life… no matter what is going on.

📚 𝗔 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿
I pour into the next generation of therapists, teaching with both compassion and heart. My calling is to develop clinicians who are not only skilled, but also grounded in who they are… able to handle the intricate balance of holding space for others while fine-tuning their own needs to walk in their purpose both in the counseling room 𝗮𝗻𝗱 outside of it.

We are not separate from what we do. The light we carry into others’ dark spaces comes not only from our educational training, but also from the real-life experiences that shaped us. I allow for therapists in training to discover that a real way.

💁🏽‍♀️𝗔 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁
I support therapists, organizations, and educational institutions in building mental health systems that last. Whether it’s program consultation, business development for new or seasoned counselors, or designing trauma-informed mental health workshops and events, I help turn visions into sustainable impact. From wellness events to professional trainings, I create experiences that spark connection and community healing.

Because here’s the truth: we can never have enough advocates doing the work. Healing isn’t just exclusive to the four walls of a counseling room. It’s in the ways individuals and organizations show up daily, making people feel seen, supported, and reminded that we are all on a collective journey toward wholeness.

𝗠𝘆 𝗟𝗲𝗻𝘀
At the core of everything I do is this belief: pain can be repurposed, and healing can ripple beyond the therapy room.

So whether we meet here for encouragement, professional insight, or simply a reminder that you are not alone… welcome to a space for you. Let’s keep growing, grieving, and healing together!

09/09/2025

Don’t mind me… just here to step on your virtual toes and remind you to do something for you 😌…⁣
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𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝘀𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗼 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗶𝘀 𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗽𝘆. Sometimes it’s taking a pause from the rest of everything else and saying “I deserve to pour into myself right now”.⁣
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Let this serve as your reminder that you are completely, and utterly worth it. And healing can be prioritized for 𝗬𝗢𝗨. ⁣
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𝘖𝘩, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘴𝘢𝘺 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘨𝘰 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘺 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘨𝘰… 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭 🤭…⁣
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Signed, ⁣
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Your favorite mental wellness encourager 🤍

08/27/2025

🔆 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗻𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆? 🔆⁣
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So often, people start counseling with “a reason,” but over time that reason expands. Healing becomes a holistic journey… emotional, relational, physical, financial, and spiritual.⁣
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One of my favorite intersections is exploring spirituality alongside mental wellness. The Bible is full of stories that mirror our emotions and struggles (grief, hope, joy, resilience) and they can be powerful guides in real life.⁣
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Now this isn’t for everyone (well… actually it is 😌), but it’s always an option if you want to weave it in. And listen… if you crack the door open👀, I’m sliding my foot 👟 right in! Because there’s so much wisdom in these stories when we read them with fresh eyes. Just like I decolonize therapy, I decolonize conversations about spirituality. That means no oppressive rhetoric here… only liberating, healing dialogue.⁣
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So make sure you watch this quick video clip on Naomi, grief, and what you’re allowing to shape you…⁣
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So tell me… would you be open to talking about your spiritual growth with your counselor?

08/01/2025

𝗔𝘀 𝗮 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗺𝗮 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁, 𝗜 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘁… 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝘁, 𝘂𝗻𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗶𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗶𝘁.⁣
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But when everything and everyone is filtered through the rearview mirror, we risk living in constant comparison… AND miss the beauty of the 𝘯𝘰𝘸 and the promise of what’s ahead.⁣
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There’s a reason the rearview mirror is smaller than the windshield. 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗳 𝗴𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀… 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻. Excuse me while I pause and drop the mic on that one 😌…⁣
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Healing isn’t about forgetting where you’ve been. It’s about not letting where you’ve been block your view of where you’re going!⁣
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Because if you stay stuck staring backward… you just might miss the very thing meant for your future. And if you keep missing the vision, it may not be yours to view much longer 🛑🔚.⁣
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𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂.⁣
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𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴…⁣
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Signed 📝,⁣
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𝘛𝘩𝘦 ‘𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦’𝘴 𝘗𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘝𝘪𝘦𝘸’ 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘳

06/30/2025

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻… no really *𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴* read the caption. The new term for creating on social media is a content creator by the social media machine. And while there are some REALLY skilled content creators, I’m not one of them 🫠. I am a counselor… but even before I became a counselor, I was a writer. ⁣
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Whether it was long heartfelt message in a card to friends, writing a lecture as a professor, or even sit It started as young as writing one of my infamous I’m going to take run away letters as a child (that I hid because I wasn’t let my Black mama find it to get in more trouble 😂)… to writing letters in the pen pal program through Frish’s (are y’all old enough to remember that 👀)… to writing lectures as a professor… and yes even my healing posts as a fake social media mental health content creator. ⁣
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The reason I write is because words reach the soul something when a voice, a picture or a video can’t... And while yes reading can lower cortisol (stress) levels, improve cognitive functions, and help you learn concentration skills for mindfulness... The reason I write is just as beneficial for you just as it is for me… it’s promotes a sense of connection.⁣
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I don’t write for the likes, but to be in real community with you (and me) on our healing journeys. I always say “healing happens in community”… if you’re here and reading this I want to be part of your community! Maybe some of you will be/are my clients 🤫, some of you are my friends, but more than anything we are all a group of people just trying to get it right and find our versions of happiness.⁣
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So do yourself a favor whenever you see a post of mine… don’t skip the caption. Deal?⁣
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Signed,⁣
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The ‘Healing in Community’ Counselor 🫂