About Whitney

 

Whitney Russell MS, LPC-S, CEDS-C, EMDR Trained

Hello there! I’m Whitney and I’m the owner and founder of Brave Haven Counseling. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor, Certified Eating Disorder Specialist-Consultant, and am trained in Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR). I earned my Bachelors in Psychology from Austin College in Sherman, Texas and my Masters in Counseling Psychology from the University of North Texas. I began my counseling career at the Dallas County Juvenile Detention Center working at a rehabilitative residential treatment center with struggling teens. From there I began my journey as an expert in the field of eating disorders. My experience in this area ranges from being a primary therapist at a partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient setting at the Renfrew Center of Texas to being the Regional Director of Operations for Center For Discovery where I oversaw the clinical and daily operations of seven treatment center locations across the country. I am also a member of the International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals and have served the Dallas-Forth Worth Chapter in several positions including Treasurer, President, and now Immediate Past President.

My clinical experience has allowed me to work with people of all ages, races, genders, socioeconomic statuses, body sizes, and sexual orientations at all levels of care. Through this work I have gained immense compassion and love for the human experience. My favorite part about being a therapist is establishing relationships with my clients where I am able to help them to see what they have been missing about themselves all along- that they are powerful beings worthy of great love, belonging, and connection. 

I am also a wife. Mother of 4 wonderfully energetic children. Enneagram 1. And lover of plants, nutella, thrift stores, and reading as many books as I can. I cant wait to have the opportunity to get to know you better and walk alongside you in your journey!

Whitney offers:

  • In person sessions to those in the DFW metroplex at the Richardson location.

  • Virtual sessions to those in living in Texas.

Session Fees:

  • Initial Sessions $190

  • Counseling Sessions $175

Whitney’s specialties include:

  • EATING DISORDERS

  • ANXIETY

  • Depression

  • ADDICTION

  • BODY IMAGE

  • RELATIONSHIP ISSUES

  • Trauma

  • ADHD/Autism

  • INFIDELITY

  • Chronic Pain

  • WOMEN’S ISSUES

  • MOTHERHOOD

  • LEADERSHIP

  • PERSONAL GROWTH

  • THERAPIST SUPERVISION