Brienna Santaniello, LMHC

Bri Santaniello, LMHC is a compassionate licensed mental health counselor who specializes in working with children, adolescents, and young adults. Bri received her master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling from Suffolk University in Boston, MA. Bri has more than five years of clinical experience working with diverse populations at inpatient, residential, school-based, intense outpatient and partial hospital level of care. Bri addresses a range of complex issues such as anxiety, depression, ADHD, stress management, trauma, mood disorders, adjustment disorders, and low self-esteem. Bri utilizes an integrative approach striving to always create a safe, trusting, and nonjudgmental environment suited for growth and healing. She incorporates approaches from her knowledge of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, interpersonal therapy, and play therapy. Bri believes in a collaborative process and empowers clients to utilize their inner strengths to promote personal growth, self-compassion, and resilience in their day to day lives. Bri is passionate about building a therapeutic alliance with each client by consistently incorporating authenticity and empathy to create meaningful change.