Brandy Counseling PLLC

02/25/2026

Major news on trans youth care. The American Psychological Association has reaffirmed its full support for its 2024 guidelines supporting trans youth care.

It provided documentation showing Jesse Singal mischaracterized their position in the NYT.

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02/18/2026

Sisters! Please check out this amazing local offering! I’m SO sad I have to miss it!

We’re excited to present The (M) Factor 2, a film exploring perimenopause symptoms, solutions, and real women’s stories.

Welcome to an afternoon of clarity and connection with “Midlife Convergence: Changing the Conversation on Women’s Health”! Join us for an inspiring afternoon centered on midlife women, their stories, and the science that shapes this chapter of life.

At the center of this event is a special screening of the The M Factor 2: Before the Pause| Perimenopause! followed by an expert panel Q&A and an insightful discussion on navigating perimenopause, menopause and post-menopause symptoms, treatment options, relationships, and much more!

The M Factor 2: Before the Pause — Film Premiere & Panel

Before the Pause—the highly anticipated follow-up to The M Factor—offers a powerful look at the experiences, challenges, and breakthroughs women face in perimenopause and beyond.

2:00 p.m. Doors Open - Socializing, Resource Booths, Symptom Map, & Do Not Care Club selfie station

2:30 p.m. Program begins with welcome and remarks

2:45 p.m. Screening of documentary

3:45 p.m. Moderated expert panel discussion and Q&A featuring:

Dr. Jessica Schneider, CEO and Founder of Empowered Health Institute
Dr. Becca Allen, Founder of Rise Up Physical Therapy
Dr. Kim McBride, co-director of the WSU Bachelor of Science in Public Health program

4:30 p.m. Social - Time to visit Resource Booths, Conversation Tables, the Symptom Map, Do Not Care Club Selfie Station and enjoy hors d’oeuvres, wine and refreshments with other women

6:00 p.m. Event ends

There will be opportunities to connect, exchange stories, laugh, and feel validated for what you’re experiencing while getting the information you need to THRIVE not just survive! Don’t miss out on this opportunity to gain valuable knowledge and support.

Register Today: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-m-factor-2-before-the-pause-perimenopause-kennewick-wa-tickets-1981354359225?aff=oddtdtcreator

*Any proceeds beyond event costs go to the Women Helping Women Fund Tri-Cities, a nonprofit that funds grants that empower women and children to create healthy families and a vibrant community.

www.TheMFactorFilm.com and https://www.whwftc.org/

01/30/2026

With all the heaviness, grief, fear, hopelessness, helplessness, anger, anxiety, overwhelm, overthinking, and trying to process and metabolize SO MUCH lately, an idea dropped in:

To reach out to healers and friends I know and ask for a 2-3 minute video of a practice they turn to that helps them return to their high Self and light.

Thank you to these beautiful souls who answered the call and sent me these videos within 48 hours of having the idea drop in.

💫May these practices create more holes in our collanders to let the energy pass through and be transmuted quicker

💫May this message spread just as wild and fast as the heavy energies do

💫May they help you see that your light matters, just remembering that you ARE light, and shining it freely

💫If this sparks something in you to create more messages like this, PLEASE DO! The world needs it (and feel free to hashtag )

Dr. Penney Stringer, MD
Rena Olson Wild Spirit Healing
Christina Jenkins, The Wise Woman World
Jennifer Pickens, LMT Live.Well.Bodyworks
Brandy Peters, MA, LMHC Dear Heart Energy Healing & Coaching
Tia Cruzen
Andie Mallory
Judy Dirks, MA, LMHC, Therapy Solutions
Mel Tolbert Take A Break
Alaina Morgan, LMT La Luna Wellness Studio
Dr. Greg Arnold, PsyD, LMHC
Scott Wells
Melanie Wells



https://youtu.be/QkjLvn9GORg?feature=sharedo

Protect: The Light We Keep2-3 Minute Practices for Returning to SelfBrandy Peters, MA, LMHC Dr. Penney Stringer, MDRena Olson Jennifer Pickens, LMTChristina ...

01/27/2026

As a therapist, I am trained to notice patterns—especially the ones that begin with fear, dehumanization, and the erosion of empathy.

What is happening in the United States right now is not just “concerning” or “divisive.” It is wrong.

I studied the Holocaust not as distant history, but as a human process—how ordinary people were conditioned into cruelty through propaganda, scapegoating, and the slow normalization of harm. We also learned something deeply unsettling: the people who participated were not monsters. They were not uniquely evil. The capacity for harm lives in all of us under certain conditions.

In my field, this is echoed again and again—in the Stanford Prison Experiment, the obedience-to-authority shock experiments, and the blue-eyed/brown-eyed classroom experiment. Different contexts, same finding: when people are divided, labeled, and encouraged to see others as less than human, harm becomes disturbingly easy.

While studying this, I asked myself over and over: What would I do if I were living through something like this? I promised myself I would speak up. I would help in whatever ways I could. This—using the small platform I have with honesty and care—is me keeping that promise.

This is personal for me. My daughter is half Mexican, and I have had to ensure she carries her birth certificate with her, knowing that even U.S. citizens have been detained. My grandchildren are mixed Mexican, Black, Native American, and Caucasian. We are a q***r family. These are not abstract concerns—they are realities that directly impact the safety of the people I love.

I am not naming this from fear. I am naming it from fact. And I am naming it because distance makes dehumanization easier—and proximity reminds us that real people are always the ones at risk.

Naming this is not extremism. It is moral clarity. Silence has never protected anyone.

I stand for human dignity, safety, and the protection of those being targeted and dehumanized. Always.

This is ethical care, not political positioning.

I invite each of us to reflect on what happens in our bodies when harm is normalized—and what responsibility that awareness asks of us.

[Comments are moderated through an ethical, trauma-informed lens. Curiosity and reflection are welcome. Harm, denial, or attacks on marginalized people are not.]

01/19/2026

These words echo extra loud today…

May we pause, learn from history, and remember.

May we find harmony within ourselves between doing right and speaking out and also showing up from love 💜🫂💫

01/10/2026

Loving the question that keeps coming up in my training today on Tarot and Psychotherapy:

“Am I operating from FEAR or LOVE?”

Just saying I’m involved in a training using tarot (or that I’m a late-in-life le***an, or that I do psychedelic assisted work, or… or….) would’ve terrified me once upon a time.

But today I choose authenticity.

Authenticity is a part of my light - and nobody can steal our light 💜

01/09/2026

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A powerful reminder when the news brings despair...

01/08/2026

Reach out via email if you have any questions or are interested 🙏

brandycounseling@gmail.com

01/06/2026

If you have interest in attending one of these soul-filling investments into yourself, but struggle due the cost of it - please take advantage of our scholarship spot that is open 🙏

This Thursday-Sunday all-inclusive retreat offers a private queen bed for only $550 ($750 normally)!

Please email, text, or PM me directly for more information 💜

12/30/2025

Two beds left for upcoming retreat! 💜