RUTH BRYANT, LCSW

With more than 10 years of experience in the field, I work with adults of all ages in both individual and group therapy. I enjoy working with life transitions, grief and loss, family of origin concerns, relational/interpersonal issues, trauma, sex and body concerns, and anxiety. I also have a special interest in infertility struggles, peripartum concerns, traumatic birth, and experiences of miscarriage, stillbirth, abortion, and infant loss as well as working with parents coping with children’s difficult medical diagnoses. I approach therapy from an attachment-based psychodynamic lens which gives consideration to both your past and present. I also use some elements of cognitive behavioral therapy. Additionally, I am trained in Somatic- and Attachment-Focused Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy which is an integrative psychotherapy approach to address trauma among other concerns. I provide clinical supervision for social workers pursuing licensure as well as consultation for other professionals interested in supervision around my areas of specialty. I hold a Master of Science in Social Work degree from the University of Tennessee and a Bachelor of Arts in Public Relations from Auburn University. I completed training in maternal mental health through Postpartum Support International and am a former birth doula, trained and certified through DONA International. I have also spent more than 12 years participating in a Modern Analytic Training Group for group therapy. I am a member of the Nashville Psychotherapy Institute (NPI), the American Group Psychotherapy Association (AGPA), the National Association of Social Workers (NASW,) and I am a current and founding board member of the Nashville Group Psychotherapy Society (NGPS.) In my free time, I enjoy hosting family and friends, being outside, planning travel, and spending time with my spouse and two teenagers.