brantly iracleanos

Many of us are suffering. We struggle with crushing isolation, overwhelming anxiety, or existential dread. Many of us aren’t getting the love we want, or having the sex we want. Our relationship with our parents or families might feel unsafe; we might be disconnected from them in some way, looking to reconnect… or to let go. We have all been through so much. Sometimes, it can feel like we have lost ourselves under the weight of competition, oppression, and trauma. Losing ourselves in this way can lead us to behave or think ways disingenuous to how we’d like to be. It is so easy to feel out of control, or to feel like you’re going crazy. You are not crazy. My name is Brantly. I am a white/Middle Eastern/Greek-American non-binary therapist with my own long history of interactions with the healthcare and mental healthcare systems, both for myself and for my loved ones. My approach to therapy is informed by community care, and the connection between our thoughts, feelings, bodies, and history. As a therapist coming from the social work field, I practice from a liberatory and decolonial framework, using principles like Transformative Justice and Liberation Psychology to support your wellbeing as a person within an environment. In our practice together, we will look both within yourself and towards the outside world to find empowerment and self-compassion. We might begin our time together with me asking you, “what brings you here today?” What brings *me* here today is a need to face suffering, and support important community members­– like you– to increase your capacity to hold that suffering by feeling connected to your wisest self, your own body, and your community. I do this work because it is the right work to do, and because my own story has uniquely equipped me to support folks through the darkest moments of their lives. I lost my mother to brutal health consequences following long term substance use. Her sister– my aunt– died by suicide a few years later. I really believe that while I could not save them or change the outcome of their lives, what they showed me is that to bear witness to each other is a great privilege of this life. If you feel like you’re too much, too complicated, too messed up; I am here to say that you are not. These things happen, and my goal in our work together is to steward you through processing the pain, grief, joy, and possibility. Outside of this work, I am usually rock climbing or playing Dungeons & Dragons (or some other TTRPG or video game). I practice yoga frequently, and my past career was as a chef in Los Angeles and here in Seattle. I have two cats, Cheddar and Eggs. I love farming and food, and hope to bring many of my sustaining interests into this therapy practice. Finding a therapist can be stressful and confusing, to say the least. Choosing the right therapist is essential to your work, because at the end of the day it is our alliance that propels your work forward. If you feel like I might be a good fit for you, please request an appointment and mention that you would like to work together.