Brian Carreira, LPC, ACS, NCC
Empowering clients to face life’s discomfort while realigning their actions with what truly matters.
Finding Meaning Amidst the Challenge
Brian believes that positive transformation is possible when we stop fighting our discomfort and start moving toward our values. With a unique academic background in both Counseling and Divinity, Brian helps clients explore the deeper "why" behind their struggles. He specializes in guiding individuals and couples through anxiety, depression, and grief, helping them develop healthy responses to challenging thoughts. His history as a chaplain in psychiatric hospitals makes him a compassionate and steady guide for those navigating the most difficult existential or spiritual questions.
Action-Oriented and Holistic Wellness
Brian’s approach is grounded in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Solution-Focused techniques. Rather than just focusing on "feeling better," Brian equips his clients with practical tools to "do better" by aligning their daily actions with their personal aspirations. He is particularly skilled in helping professionals achieve work-life equilibrium and helping individuals explore substance use patterns through a holistic lens. Brian looks to empower you to confront challenges with confidence, fostering a life path that is both fulfilling and meaningful.
Clinical Focus:
Values-Based Behavioral Change: Utilizing ACT to help clients move toward what matters, even in the presence of pain or anxiety.
Work-Life Equilibrium: Supporting high-performing individuals in finding balance and preventing professional burnout.
Existential & Spiritual Exploration: Integrating his M.Div. background to support clients through crises of faith, meaning, or purpose.
Relationship Alignment: Helping couples identify shared values to build a more meaningful and connected partnership.
Purpose-Driven, Existential, & Value-Based Supervision
Drawing from a unique academic foundation in both Counseling and Divinity, Brian’s approach to supervision is a steady, meaning-focused partnership designed to help clinicians face the inherent discomfort of the field. He moves away from a purely diagnostic lens to help supervisees explore the deeper existential questions that arise in high-stakes clinical work. Brian acts as a guide for those seeking to bridge the gap between "feeling like a therapist" and "doing the work" with a clear sense of professional purpose.
Supervisory Style:
The ACT-Informed Framework: Brian utilizes Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) as a primary supervisory tool. He mentors clinicians in moving toward their values even in the presence of clinical anxiety or "imposter syndrome," helping them develop a flexible, resilient professional identity that isn't derailed by challenging thoughts.
Existential & Spiritual Mentorship: With his background as a psychiatric chaplain, Brian provides a specialized space for clinicians navigating cases involving crises of faith, meaning, or purpose. He helps supervisees integrate these deep, holistic questions into their clinical conceptualization without losing their therapeutic grounding.
Equilibrium & Burnout Prevention: Specialized in supporting high-performing individuals, Brian mentors supervisees in the art of sustainable practice. He focuses on helping clinicians find their own work-life balance by aligning their daily caseload and professional actions with their personal aspirations.
A "Doing Better" Philosophy: Supervision with Brian is an exploration of the "why" behind the "how." He equips clinicians with the Solution-Focused tools needed to empower their clients to "do better" while fostering a career path for the supervisee that is both fulfilling and deeply meaningful.
