Meet Brittany Woodham | Therapist LAC, BHP

We had the good fortune of connecting with Brittany Woodham and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Brittany, other than deciding to work for yourself, what else do you think played a pivotal role in your story?
Not depending on others was a big factor

Can you give our readers an introduction to your business? Maybe you can share a bit about what you do and what sets you apart from others?
I am the most proud of being able to say that I have my own business and that I run a private practice. It was always a goal of mine but, I never thought it would happen as soon as it did or be as successful as it has been, I think what sets me apart is that I’m a open book with my clients I am transparent about my own life struggles and its allowed me to be able to better serve the type of clients I enjoy working with. as far as the journey and process to get to where I’m at it was difficult it was a roller coaster and I’ve had to completely change my mindset and how I think about work. people always talk about work and talk about feeling like they are in a rat race, and for a long time, I felt that way too. I felt like I was building up other people’s dreams and empires but, I wasn’t working on building my own out of fear of failure. I felt like people were always trying to tample over top of others to get to where they wanted but, that’s never been me. Towards the end of the last year 2022 and early January, I started thinking about how I’ve been working but, felt like I had nothing to show for it. At that point I was seeing 9 sometimes 10 clients a day but, only receiving about half of the income I was bringing in. I had been working towards my license but, had problems receiving the right amount of supervision and I had several people that had let me down. I remember really reflecting and being like dang, this is the second time I’ve thought about wanting to quit something I worked my *ss off for (sorry I cuss a lot). So one day I had some free time which didn’t happen often and I was like okay I need to take my own advice that I’m always telling my clients and I need to manifest my goals and dreams. That day I went to Target and got a corkboard and some pins and took it back to my office. It sat there for several weeks looking at me but, during that time I was thinking about what I truly wanted and what I felt like would make me happy. I thought about wanting to own my own business and what characteristics I needed, what kind of a mindset I needed, I thought about successful people and how they found success. By end of December, my boss introduced me to a lady to help mentor me in working with more trauma clients. little did I know that after the first day meeting with her I would ask her If she could mentor me. After that I was pretty much a rap I would get little homework assignments like make a vision board, set small goals, what are your 3 month goals etc. I think I even blew my mentor away with how motivated I was because I eventually was like Okay I want to go off on my own that’s my goal thats my vision now how do I do it. A lesson I learned along that way was the importance of believing in myself and believing in my worth. I would like everyone to know that the key to success it to be authentic to who you are, you will attract the types of people you need around you and people gravitate towards people who are living in their truth.

Let’s say your best friend was visiting the area and you wanted to show them the best time ever. Where would you take them? Give us a little itinerary – say it was a week long trip, where would you eat, drink, visit, hang out, etc.
There’s so much i’m a foodie so i’d start there.

Monday- we would go hiking. One of my favorite places to Hike is Camelback Echo trail, then we would go to Matts’s big breakfast, and in the afternoon, because it’s Monday, I’d probably go to Sprouts to get some fresh food and cook and watch Netflix (I really like Firefly tully and nigh agent right now)
Tuesday- we would go for a run around Tempe town lake, I would take my friend to Butters Pancakes in Scottsdale, we would probably go to Scottsdale quarters or Scottsdale Mall and for dinner do something really chill like native new yorker and play trivia. (I think I’m an old lady)
Wednesday- we would do another hike, but if I had time would be a day trip to Sedona for a hike or to go to slide rock and maybe go to a winery and sit outside while the weather is nice.
Thursday- we would go to Zupas Cafe for lunch and then get a mani/pedi and maybe go to the movies at the Ipic and get some true food kitchen for dinner.
Friday- We would enjoy a day at the spa at wild horse pass, then visit the outlets and go to dinner at either Steak 44 or Ocean 44
Saturday- we would spend the whole date at Canyon Lake, have some hamburgers on a portable grill, and just enjoy the views of the sun and the water.
Sunday- Id say my good byes because I’d be dead tired,

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
I want to give a huge thank you and appreciation to my husband first for always supporting me through all my endeavors, the good ones and the bad ones. Hes always been the type of person to go with the flow and help me no matter what. I’d also like to thank my mentors, Dr Chante Pantila and Mark Harris. They both played a pivotal role in my mindset change, took me under their wings, and showed me how to be a better person, businesswoman, and counselor. Chante because she didn’t allow me to dwell in the current circumstances, and Mark because he opened my eyes to see the value in what I have to offer as a therapist. I can go on and on about how these individuals have shaped me to improve.
Lastly, I’d like to thank someone who did not realize how impactful their relationship was to how far I’ve come. I’d like to give a shoutout to my old boss Latonya Whitaker because If it wasn’t for what I experienced working for her and the last words she said to me “you are responsible for your future,” then I would have continued to think that I could count on people that I actually couldn’t, and I would not have had the amount of resilience and determination that I’ve had these last couple of months so I’m grateful I got to know her.

Website: https://www.healingintruth.com/

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Other: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/brittany-woodham-chandler-az/929950