Growing Peace Counseling & Consulting Services
Bridgeport, CT
475.337.7921
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The care you deserve

Are you struggling with issues related to trauma, grief, addiction, anxiety, or major life changes? There comes a time when help is needed from a licensed professional to cope with life’s challenges. As a Licensed Professional Counselor in CT, I’m here to support you on your journey toward healing and self-discovery.
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About

We listen, act, and transform

Valayshia Brookins is the lead Licensed Professional Counselor at Growing Peace Counseling & Consulting Services. She maintains an integrative approach to therapy while also having specific training in trauma, emotional regulation, mind-body connections, and navigating life transitions. Her clinical focus is on personal growth, empowerment, and creation of a skillful response to life’s challenges for adolescents and young adults.
Valayshia Brookins
Licensed Professional Counselor

Services

  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Trauma
  • Caregiver Issues
  • Blended Families
  • Career Counseling
  • Coping Skills
  • College Mental Health
  • Dual Diagnosis
  • Family Conflict
  • Life Coaching
  • Mood Disorders
  • Relationship Issues
  • Rental Assistance

Approaches

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Dialectical (DBT)
  • Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR)

Insurance Accepted

  • Aetna
  • Medicaid
  • Optum
  • Harvard Pilgrim
  • Oscar
  • United Healthcare
  • Cigna

Fees

  • 1 Hour Individual Session: $200
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