Briana Savage meets people where they are and helps them work toward practical change.
01About Briana
Briana Savage meets people where they are and helps them work toward practical change. She keeps sessions direct and focused on real problems like stress, anxiety, relationships, addiction, grief, and parenting. Briana is a Licensed Professional Counselor, and she brings seven years of clinical experience to each session.
Briana trained at the University of Louisiana at Monroe, where she earned a Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy, after completing a Bachelor of Science in Psychology at Loyola University of New Orleans.
Background and approach
She has a background supporting people across different settings, including medication-assisted recovery and youth services. Her work often centers on family systems and relationship patterns. She believes people can change the parts of their system that feel stuck.
In sessions she focuses on concrete skills and techniques that clients can practice between meetings. Briana uses reality and experiential approaches to help clients try new ways of relating and managing problems. Those methods emphasize doing and practicing - not just talking - so clients leave with tools to use in daily life.
She also draws on her experience with mood and attention concerns and with substance use issues to shape practical plans. Outside of work she lives in Louisiana with her spouse, two children, and two dogs. She volunteers with her church media team and values community service.
Her style is straightforward, active, and aimed at helping people take the next steps they want to make.
02Credentials
- LPC (Louisiana)
- License 7432 · expires June 2027
- NPI
- 1073178448 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Briana lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Blended family issues
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
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04Online support
Evidence-based approaches and online options
Briana uses reality-based techniques that focus on present choices and behaviors. These methods help clients examine what they are doing now, set clear goals, and practice different actions to change problematic patterns. Reality-based work is useful for relationship issues, parenting challenges, and habits linked to addiction.She also uses experiential methods that get people doing things in session rather than only talking. Experiential work may include role-plays, guided exercises, or real-time problem solving to rehearse new responses. This approach can be helpful for grief, trauma-related reactions, intimacy concerns, and building interpersonal skills.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and past experiences and then try techniques that fit those needs. Plans are adjusted over time based on what helps the client make steady progress.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face work and demonstrations, phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a work break, live chat is useful for short check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and maintain contact while working toward goals.
05Questions people ask
What concerns does Briana help with?
She helps people address stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, addictions, grief, parenting challenges, ADHD, anger, career concerns, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapy style like?
Sessions are practical and action-oriented, emphasizing skills and exercises clients can use between meetings. Briana favors approaches that involve trying new behaviors and reflecting on results.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Briana brings seven years of clinical experience working in a variety of settings, including medication-assisted recovery programs and youth services.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She holds the LPC credential as a Licensed Professional Counselor and practices from Louisiana.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What formats are available for sessions?
Clients can meet by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what works best for them.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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