Dr. April Brewer , LPC

Dr. April Brewer is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and holds a Doctor of Behavioral Health (DBH), a doctoral degree focused on integrated behavioral health care. She brings a wide-ranging clinical background shaped by roles in the military, federal service, courts, and private practice. Her career includes service as a U.S. Air Force Medic (active duty), work as a psychometrician serving ages three through adult for the U.S. Navy as a civilian, and roles as a DUI and drug court counselor. She has practiced as a mental health therapist at a Veterans Affairs medical center and served as a behavioral health treatment court coordinator and mental health clinician in superior and state courts. She also worked as a Military and Family Life Counselor on Department of Defense installations and has maintained a private practice offering individual, couples, family, and group therapy along with psychoeducation and consultation for people across the lifespan.

Her academic training includes a Doctor of Behavioral Health from Arizona State University with an emphasis on integrated behavioral health care and degrees from Bellevue University - a M.S. in Clinical Counseling, a M.S. in Human Services, and a B.S. in Human and Social Services Administration. Dr. Brewer prefers an eclectic approach tailored to each person’s needs and uses her varied experience to support goals related to relationships, parenting, trauma, mood and anxiety concerns, addiction, grief, and coping with life changes. She is prepared to begin working with individuals when circumstances allow.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care with Dr. April Brewer

Dr. April Brewer uses client-centered therapy to create a supportive space where the person’s priorities guide the work, helping with relationship concerns, self-esteem, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is used to identify and change unhelpful thought and behavior patterns; it is often applied to anxiety, depression, stress, and coping skills. Emotionally-Focused Therapy focuses on understanding and reshaping emotional responses in relationships to improve attachment and intimacy concerns.

Deciding which approach to use is part of the collaborative process. Dr. Brewer works with each person to assess needs, goals, and preferences and then recommends or integrates methods that best fit the situation, adjusting the plan over time as progress is made.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which make it easier to fit care into a busy schedule and to access licensed professionals from different locations. These formats support consistent engagement, flexible scheduling, and ongoing communication with therapists to address relationship, mood, stress, and life-change concerns.