Vanessa Brugge Therapy LCSW BCBA C-Iayt

09/02/2025

As a parent of athletes and through my own Ironman journey, I am thrilled to launch a new service close to my heart - Sports & Performance Counseling. This new program helps athletes at every level strengthen confidence, focus, and resilience - on and off the field. Please share with anyone who may be interested.

07/21/2024

Stereotypes can do harm no matter how positively framed. I wrote an op-ed to Orlando Sentinel to share my thoughts on the model minority myth.

Asian and Asian American culture is making its way into mainstream media, but the author, an Asian American, has mixed feelings about the increased representation of her community in popular cultur…

07/19/2024

07/17/2024

July is National Minority Mental Health Health Awareness Month. Did you know Asian Americans are a vastly diverse group with over 32 ethnic subgroups?

06/04/2024

It’s that time of year to take much needed time to rejuvenate, recalibrate and more importantly, spend time with my family.

04/05/2024

We need Congress to pass the FAMILY Act to provide paid leave to all workers.

Send a message to your congressman here
https://www.aauw.org/act/two-minute-activist/family-act/

University of Kentucky College of Social Work

05/14/2023

Brainspotting is an emerging brain-body approach to healing and I am thrilled to share Brainspotting with my clients! I have completed Phase 1 and will be completing Phase 2 in a few weeks.

04/08/2023

My dad was my first yoga teacher. He did not practice asana, but was a dedicated practitioner of meditation and student of yoga philosophy for decades until his death. His influence on my spiritual development has been extensive and I am so grateful that I can continue to bond with him through my own yoga practice and in my work. To be of service for the good of others, just as he did. He was a physician who embodied deep compassion and generosity for his patients and that was where his yoga shined the most brightly. We live out our yoga through our actions. Being mindful, grateful, compassionate and accepting. It’s not always easy, but we can certainly commit to trying.

03/16/2023

One of my values is to show up for my clients authentically as I am, and this often means being barefoot in my office, sitting with my feet on the couch. How do you choose to show up each day?

03/13/2023

And it’s official! Yoga isn’t just for your physical body. Yoga therapists apply a variety of yoga practices to promote and facilitate emotional and spiritual wellness. Nurturing our emotional, mental and spiritual bodies is where my passion is. As a licensed psychotherapist and certified yoga therapist, I am able to blend yoga wisdom and practices with modern psychotherapeutic approaches to make for a truly integrative, holistic and evidenced based approach to well-being. What I love about being able to offer yoga therapy is that you do not have to have a “problem” to start. Are you ready to embark on your journey of self-discovery? Send me a dm.