Clinical Therapist
Brittany Bennington, LPC
she/her
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT); Strengths-Based; Solution-Focused Therapy; Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT); Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT); Internal Family Systems (IFS); Mindfulness-based therapies; Feminist; Attachment-based.
Limited Availability; available in 1 month
(Evenings Only)
Downtown + Telehealth
Aetna, Cigna, United/UBH, Highmark BC/BS commercial, and UPMC commercial, Medical Assistance (CCBH - Allegheny County ONLY)
$115-150
My Specialties
Relationships and sex (including poly/kink/non-traditional relationship communities)
Challenges related to chronic illness and disability
LGBTQIA2SP+ Support
Trans, non-binary, and gender-diverse support
Neurodivergent support (please note our approach is generally therapeutic/acceptance-based, not coaching)
Adjustment, stress, transitions
Anxiety and mood symptoms
A little more about me
Some fun facts Video games, crafting, fantasy and two much-loved cats. Get to know me A little less
I love video games, writing, cats, tarot, knitting, and crafting! I'm a big nerd and I love all things witchy and fantasy-related.
What working with me is like A collaborative relationship with humor and room for your pain. Explore my approach A little less
It's a priority for me to create a space where people can be themselves, even if they are hurting, angry, heartbroken, or otherwise deeply vulnerable. I focus on building a relationship based in trust and connection by allowing people the space to share their pain, at their own pace, and be met with gentleness and compassion for the weight of their experience.
What matters to me Understanding at the intersections of identity and experience. Read my story A little less
I believe that people deserve to feel truly and deeply seen, heard, and understood in therapy. Particularly when it comes to experiences like being disabled, chronically ill, queer, and neurodivergent, it can leave us feeling isolated and misunderstood at various intersections of life. We can often feel like we have to explain ourselves to every person we meet, being met with questions, misunderstandings, and invalidation. Therapy should be a place where you can cut through the fatigue of explaining yourself and instead be met with understanding without having to "earn" it in some way.
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"It's a priority for me to create a space where people can be themselves"
-- BRITTANY BENNINGTON The person behind the practice
Brittany, in her own words.
A few reflections on what brings me to this work and how I show up in therapy.
You do not have to earn understanding
“Therapy should be a place where you can cut through the fatigue of explaining yourself”
Brittany Bennington, LPC (she/her)
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What do you believe people deserve from therapy that they may not always receive elsewhere?
I believe that people deserve to feel truly and deeply seen, heard, and understood in therapy. Particularly when it comes to experiences like being disabled, chronically ill, queer, and neurodivergent, it can leave us feeling isolated and misunderstood at various intersections of life. We can often feel like we have to explain ourselves to every person we meet, being met with questions, misunderstandings, and invalidation. Therapy should be a place where you can cut through the fatigue of explaining yourself and instead be met with understanding without having to "earn" it in some way.
When the world has not made room for you
“empowerment through your strengths rather than targeting a perceived deficit.”
Brittany Bennington, LPC (she/her)
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What might someone be carrying when they first come to you, even if they do not yet have the words for it?
People often come to me when they are ready to work through the overwhelm of shame and grief that often comes with being invalidated and misunderstood in a world that is not always accommodating or accepting of their needs. It can be exhausting to feel like the least important or worthy person in the room, and it's important to me to work on empowerment through your strengths rather than targeting a perceived deficit.
Gentleness at your own pace
“allowing people the space to share their pain, at their own pace”
Brittany Bennington, LPC (she/her)
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What makes the therapeutic space you create feel different from other spaces in a client’s life?
It's a priority for me to create a space where people can be themselves, even if they are hurting, angry, heartbroken, or otherwise deeply vulnerable. I focus on building a relationship based in trust and connection by allowing people the space to share their pain, at their own pace, and be met with gentleness and compassion for the weight of their experience.
Understanding where coping began
“understanding where these skills came from and how we can change them into something adaptive.”
Brittany Bennington, LPC (she/her)
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How do you help someone move away from asking, “What is wrong with me?” and toward understanding what they have adapted to or survived?
I take into consideration the way that the larger systems are impacting them, including how the sociopolitical climate, policy, accessibility, and a lack of resources contribute to what they're dealing with. A lot of the things that impact us are things that are out of our control and have led us to find ways to survive, and sometimes those survival skills can cause more harm. This is where the work is: understanding where these skills came from and how we can change them into something adaptive.