Brianna Gwathney

Brianna joins our outpatient team at our Charleston, SC clinic. Brianna is a Licensed Professional Counselor who has a passion for partnering with clients to create lives they truly love living. She earned her Master of Education in Counseling Psychology from Temple University and holds a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature with a minor in Psychology from the University of Tennessee. Brianna has received advanced training in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), along with specialized training in suicide risk assessment, complex trauma, and perinatal mental health. Brianna has experience supporting children, adolescents, and adults in outpatient, private practice, and research settings. She helps individuals navigate trauma, anxiety, depression, mood disorders, difficulties with interpersonal relationships, and challenges with emotion regulation. Her approach is trauma-informed, relational, collaborative, and skills-focused, helping clients build resilience, strengthen coping strategies, and create meaningful, lasting change. In her time outside of the office, Brianna enjoys yoga sculpt classes, playing in volleyball tournaments with her husband, long beach walks with her dog, book club gatherings, and painting with oil pastels.