Care that already gets it
Intrepid Counseling offers therapy for Third Culture Kids and globally mobile families,
and a community for the professionals who care for them.
I’m looking for…
…therapy for myself or my family
Therapy where your story already makes sense.
Trauma-informed, culturally fluent therapy for adult TCKs, teens, and their parents, in person and by telehealth.
…a community of colleagues who serve TCKs
Independent, not alone.
A community of practice for counselors, member care and HR staff, and allied health providers who serve globally mobile families.
Helping TCKs thrive
Therapy for kids, teens and adults with culturally complex backstories, for trauma, anxiety, grief and identity, with a counselor who already gets it.
Your whole story fits here
I have a frame of reference for complicated multicultural lives, so getting care doesn’t wait on you explaining what a TCK is.
Yes to complexity
Anxiety, grief, trauma and identity questions tangle together. I won’t flatten your story into a single diagnosis or culture.
Nerdy, playful and serious about it
Diagrams, word banks for feelings that are hard to name, and humor that makes hard things approachable without making them small.
We can get there, even when the route takes a few tries.
What are TCKs and CCKs?
Third Culture Kids grow up “among worlds,” shaped by their parents’ culture and the places they live, but belonging most to others who grew up the same way.
“Belonging everywhere and nowhere.” A TCK’s identity sounds more like a piano than a clarinet.
Cross-Cultural Kids grew up with many cultural influences for any reason: immigrant, refugee, missionary, military, diplomat and international-school kids.
Working with a TCK and CCK specialist means I’ll ask, not guess, about where-all you’re from.
Does this sound familiar?
You look like you’re from here and sound like you’re from here, but this isn’t home. Home is a long-gone place, or many places.
You hear the expression, “you can never really go home,” from someone after they just visited their home town, ironically!, and think, “let me tell you about never going home.”
Someone at school pickup asks where you grew up. You give the short answer, then feel oddly lonely all the way home.
Grief for friends, houses, and whole places keeps surfacing at odd moments. You’re mentally shopping through your cultures for a goodbye ritual for this kind of loss. If there is one, you haven’t gotten to do it yet.
Your teen is quiet, anxious, or overwhelmed, and you can’t tell if it’s anxiety, depression, or something she hasn’t told you yet.
If you’re used to feeling like you’re the one who brought a piano to a clarinet party, and felt like it was hard to fit all these extra pieces of yourself into how you relate to others, yes. And, may I submit for your inspiration, the clarinet trio - which not-obviously means piano, clarinet and cello.
No matter how big and complicated your map of “home” is, we can explore it together. If you hate metaphors, maybe I’m not the best fit, but if picturing-it really helps, you’re in the right place.
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When challenges stack up
Big changes are easier to understand one layer at a time: the left-handed lettuce, the language-learning ham, the new-kid cheese. Use the Situation Sandwich with your kid, or on your own, to see what’s making this so hard.
Been-there TCK-Care
Hi, I’m Brianna, a licensed marriage and family therapist who grew up in a missionary community in Papua New Guinea. I know that for a TCK, admitting you’re not okay can feel like it could cost you your school, your friends and your home in a single flight.
We can get there, even when the route is complicated.
320 Dayton Street, Suite 106
Edmonds, WA 98020
In-person and online
My office is conveniently located in downtown Edmonds, Washington State, USA.
I am also licensed in Georgia, USA.
I can meet online with clients in Washington State, Georgia and internationally on a case-by-case basis.
How to start
The first step is a 15-minute video call where I’ll answer any questions you have and let you know how I can help. If I am not the right person, I’ll do my best to get you to the right person. Then, if we agree to work together, we’ll spend another 10–15 minutes setting up the logistics for starting online counseling.
I See TCKs · for TCK-care professionals
Do you work with Third Culture Kids?
I’m passionate about teamwork. Alongside my client work, I bring together counselors, member care staff and allied health providers who serve globally mobile kids and families, so no one has to do this alone.
Looking for therapy instead? If I’m not the best fit, I’ll happily refer you to a trusted TCK-care colleague.
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Peer consultation
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Small group discussions
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Resource sharing
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Networking and referral partners