Therapist profile
Briana Savage, LPC
Louisiana
Licensed Professional Counselor - Anger and Relationships
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- CredentialsLPC
- LicenseLPC, Louisiana / 7432
- NPI1073178448
- Experience7 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationLouisiana
About
- Reality therapy
- Experiential therapy
- Systems focus
About Briana
Briana Savage is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Louisiana with seven years of clinical experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship problems, anger, grief, parenting concerns, and related life changes. She also supports those navigating intimacy and self-esteem issues and people facing prejudice or discrimination.
Briana earned a Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy from the University of Louisiana at Monroe and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Loyola University New Orleans. She has worked in a range of settings, including medication-assisted programs for recovering addicts, family services for youth at risk of separation from home, and juvenile facilities.
Her approach emphasizes systems and practical techniques. She uses reality therapy and experiential therapy to help people try new behaviors and skills in real situations. Sessions focus on concrete steps and skills people can use between meetings.
Experience with diagnoses includes substance use disorders, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), disruptive mood dysregulation disorder (DMDD), and major depressive disorder (MDD). Those experiences inform how she helps people manage symptoms and improve daily functioning.
Outside of work she is based in Baton Rouge, is married with two children and two dogs, and volunteers on her church media team. She describes service to others as central to how she approaches her work and community involvement.
How sessions work
Approaches used in online sessions and how they help
Reality therapy focuses on present choices and practical behavior change. It helps people who want clearer steps for managing anger, improving relationships, or reducing impulsive reactions by setting small, doable goals.Experiential therapy uses activities and real-time practice to build skills. That can include role plays, guided exercises, or brief real-life practice tasks that help someone notice patterns and try new responses between sessions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to choose or adjust techniques based on goals, daily routines, and what feels most useful. Goals and preferences guide which methods are emphasized over time.
Session format options are not listed in the biography, so confirm the available online formats before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also lets people use practical skills where they live and test new behaviors in everyday settings while discussing what worked with a licensed professional.
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Experience
7+ years
Listed in
Louisiana
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with adults on stress, anxiety, addictions, anger, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting issues, and related life changes.
What is her therapy style like?
She uses reality therapy and experiential therapy focused on practical skills and behavior change that people can try between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has seven years of clinical experience working in community programs, juvenile facilities, and medication-assisted recovery settings.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor - practicing in Louisiana.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats does she provide?
The biography does not list session formats explicitly; confirm current session options before booking.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.