Brittany Haigler
Licensed Professional Counselor Associate
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First Responders
Trauma/PTSD
Anxiety
Depression
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EMDR
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
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Summerville Office &
Virtual across South Carolina -
Individual session: $125
Couples session: $150
90-minute EMDR session: $175
You can be strong and still need support.
I enjoy working with individuals (age 16+) and couples. I specialize in working with first responders, but I also work with clients from many different backgrounds and lifestyles. Most of the clients I work with have been through traumatic experiences, high-stress situations, or have reached a point where life just feels heavy all the time. They’ve tried to push through it, stay busy, distract themselves, or deal with things on their own, but something stays stuck.
A lot of my clients are dealing with anxiety, depression, PTSD, anger, or trauma that impacts how they function day to day. This makes it hard to show up for themselves and those around them. It affects relationships, trust, communication, self-esteem, and the ability to slow down or feel fully present. Some clients feel constantly on edge, like their brain never really shuts off. Others feel emotionally shut down, disconnected, irritable, or exhausted from carrying everything alone. A lot of them are used to telling themselves they’re “fine” while quietly struggling underneath the surface.
For first responders especially, it’s easy to fall into survival mode for so long that your nervous system forgets how to turn off. You get used to staying alert, expecting problems, and carrying stress without really acknowledging the toll it’s taking on you. Over time, that can start showing up in your relationships, your mood, your sleep, your patience, and the way you see yourself and the world around you. You may find yourself reacting differently than you used to, pulling away from people, struggling to relax, or feeling frustrated that things that “shouldn’t bother you” somehow still do.
I also work with clients who simply feel overwhelmed by life and don’t fully understand why. Sometimes there’s a specific traumatic event attached to it, and sometimes it’s years of stress, pressure, difficult relationships, or constantly feeling like you have to hold everything together. Whatever the reason, many of my clients come into therapy feeling stuck in patterns they can recognize but don’t quite know how to change on their own.
I’m here to help you understand the patterns, not judge you for having them.
Therapy with me is very real and down to earth. I’m not going to sit silently and nod at you for an hour while you vent in circles. I want therapy to actually feel helpful and useful in your everyday life. My approach is supportive, honest, and collaborative. I try to create an environment where clients feel comfortable being themselves without worrying about saying things the “right” way or feeling judged for what they’re struggling with.
We’ll talk through what’s going on, but we’ll also look at the patterns underneath it, how your past experiences may still be affecting you now, and what changes actually need to happen for things to feel different. If you’ve never tried therapy before, perfect. If you’ve been in therapy before and felt like it didn’t really help, that’s okay too.
Trauma, anxiety, and anger show up in more ways than most people realize, but together we can start to “name it to tame it.” My role isn’t to fix you or tell you something’s wrong with you. It’s to help you better understand yourself, build tools that actually work for you, and help you get back to feeling more in control of your life instead of constantly overwhelmed by it.