Brittany Deutch, LPC, ATR-BC
Licensed Therapist and Board-Certified Art Therapist in Richmond, VA
Therapy for high-achieving women and LGBTQ+ clients navigating anxiety, divorce, trauma, and reconnecting with themselves.
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About Brittany
I'm a therapist, mixed-media artist, and someone who deeply believes life can feel better than just surviving your way through it.
I know how easy it is to lose yourself in responsibilities, relationships, expectations, and the pressure to keep everything together. Especially for high-achieving women and queer folks who are used to being the caretaker, the responsible one, the person everyone else leans on.
The ones who look like they're handling everything on the outside while internally feeling anxious, emotionally exhausted, resentful, disconnected, or unsure of who they even are anymore.
Therapy with me is a space where you don't have to perform. You don't have to have the right words. You don't have to minimize your pain or convince me that what you're carrying is hard enough.
Outside of therapy, you can usually find me exploring new places, spending time outside, creating art, cooking something delicious, or fully invested in whatever TV show I'm currently binging. I'm a dog lover who has also come to deeply love cats. I believe in small moments of joy, especially during seasons of life that feel heavy.
Each person is the expert of their own experiences. My job is to help you reconnect with that inner knowing when anxiety, family expectations, and years of putting everyone else first have made it hard to hear.
Professional Credentials and Background
Brittany Deutch, LPC, ATR-BC
Background
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- Art Therapy
- Psychotherapy
- Humanistic Therapy
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Trauma-Informed Care
- Narrative Therapy
- Mindfulness
- Ecotherapy
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Podcast: Returning Home / Episode 25: Being Human With Other Humans
Podcast: The Divorce Chronicles / Therapy vs. Coaching: What Divorce Support Do You Really Need?
Instagram Live: Topic Tuesday With Dr. Sheena / How to Identify Your Needs
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Brittany Deutch, LPC, ATR-BC
Divorce Therapist, Trauma-Informed Care, LGBTQ+ Affirming TherapistBrittany has been working in the mental health field since 2012, bringing over a decade of clinical experience across inpatient psychiatric hospitals, residential treatment programs, intensive outpatient settings, community-based programs, and group private practice.
Early in her career she worked closely with vulnerable and underserved populations, including unhoused youth ages 16-24, survivors of sexual abuse at a Child Advocacy Center, and young adults navigating crisis stabilization. These experiences shaped her trauma-informed lens and deepened her understanding of how instability and relational wounds impact long-term wellbeing.
Her work now centers on helping adults move through divorce and relationship dissolution with clarity, emotional resilience, and self-trust. Clients often describe Brittany as steady, thoughtful, and deeply attuned.
My Approach
Collaborative. Relational. Honest.
I'm not a blank-slate therapist who silently nods while you do all the work. Therapy with me is warm and direct. I bring curiosity, perspective shifts, and gentle challenge into the room. Sometimes I'll help you slow down enough to notice a pattern you've been stuck in for years. Other times, I'll help you reconnect with emotions or needs you've spent a long time pushing aside.
I draw from a range of evidence-based approaches, including Internal Family Systems (IFS), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and mindfulness-based practices. But I believe the therapeutic relationship itself is the most important tool. Everything else is in service of the connection we build together.
I believe you already carry a deep inner knowing about yourself. Anxiety, people-pleasing, family expectations, past experiences, and survival patterns can make it hard to hear. Together, we work to untangle those layers so you can begin trusting yourself again.
For some clients, that looks like learning how to set boundaries without spiraling into guilt. For others, it's grieving the life they thought they were supposed to have. And for many, it's learning how to stop living entirely for everyone else and finally ask: what do I actually want?
Who I Work With
High-achieving women and LGBTQ+ clients who are tired of holding it all together.
I specialize in working with people who are used to being the strong one. The dependable one. The person everyone else leans on. They're often the ones managing the schedules, thinking three steps ahead, keeping the peace, and carrying the emotional weight of their relationships while quietly falling apart themselves.
From the outside, they appear successful, capable, and put together. Internally, they feel exhausted.
They're tired of overthinking every decision. Tired of carrying everyone else's emotions. Tired of questioning themselves constantly. Tired of feeling disconnected from who they are and unsure what they actually want anymore.
Many are navigating major life transitions: divorce or separation, anxiety that won't let up, identity shifts, and relationships that no longer feel aligned, safe, or sustainable. Therapy becomes a space to reconnect with themselves again.
I provide LGBTQ+ and gender-affirming therapy, and this practice is a safe zone. You don't have to explain yourself here.
Art Therapy
When words aren't quite enough.
As a board-certified art therapist, I integrate creative expression into sessions when it feels helpful. Sometimes words don't fully capture what someone is carrying, especially during seasons of grief, transition, overwhelm, or rediscovering themselves.
Art therapy uses lines, shapes, colors, and movement to give voice to what's hard to say directly. It can allow us to go deeper in processing, or give permission to notice what it feels like to simply be present while creating something.
You do not need to be good at art for this work. No art experience is required. The process matters far more than the product. I provide the materials and guide the process, leaving space for curiosity and even a little playfulness.
Art therapy is not a requirement to work with me. Many clients never use it. But it's always available as another way in.
Ready to begin?
You don't have to have everything figured out before reaching out. You just have to be willing to show up honestly. The first session is simply about getting to know each other.
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