01/15/2026
Hi! I’m Breta. I am a licensed Marriage and Family therapist in Charlotte, NC and it’s been awhile since I’ve introduced myself.
I believe we are wired for struggle—and wired for connection.
When relationships hurt, it’s rarely because people don’t care.
It’s because pain, fear, and survival strategies take over—pulling us out of connection and into protection.
At Dilworth Counseling, I work through an attachment-based, Relational Life Therapy (RLT) lens. RLT understands that disconnection happens when old relational patterns—often learned early—collide with adult intimacy. The work isn’t about blame. It’s about truth, accountability, and repair.
I help couples who feel stuck in cycles of pursuit and withdrawal, defensiveness, resentment, or emotional shutdown—especially during major life transitions, crisis, or after relationship injury, including infidelity.
I also work with individuals navigating loss and grief, challenges with emotional connection, affair recovery, and the longing for authentic, wholehearted living. I have a particular interest in mid-life transitions and men-in-therapy, where attachment wounds often surface in powerful ways.
My work is brain-wise and evidence-based, integrating attachment science, nervous system awareness, and data-informed assessment. Together, we build a clear, collaborative treatment plan that supports meaningful and lasting change.
Relationships don’t heal through insight alone.
They heal through new relational experiences.
I hope 2026 brings us all more healthy connection— with ourselves and others! 🩷
