About
About Brooksi Bottari
Licensed mental health counselor, certified expert trauma professional, trainer, and author.
Who I am
A short introduction
Brooksi Bottari is a licensed mental health counselor and certified expert trauma professional with more than a decade of experience. Her clinical work centres on sexual trauma, ADHD, Veterans, and LGBTQ+ advocacy and awareness. She is a certified Rapid Resolution Therapy practitioner, a compassion fatigue train-the-trainer, and a sound healing therapist trained through the Globe Institute.
She holds a Master’s degree. Brooksi has spoken at national and regional conferences and has trained hospital staff and first responders on compassion fatigue and team resilience in trauma-exposed workplaces. She has trained hundreds of practitioners on best practices for working with female Veterans and on SOGIE (sexual orientation, gender identity, and expression).
Her first book, The Queer Guide to Going No Contact, is forthcoming.
My work
Therapy, writing, speaking
01
In the consulting room
Individual therapy with survivors of sexual trauma, adults navigating ADHD, Veterans, and LGBTQ+ clients. The work uses trauma-focused approaches, including Rapid Resolution Therapy, and is collaborative and paced by you.
02
On the page
Essays on estrangement, trauma, and queer life, and a book in progress.
03
In the room with an audience
Conference sessions and staff trainings on compassion fatigue, team resilience, and trauma-exposed work, plus train-the-trainer intensives and practitioner workshops on female Veterans and SOGIE-affirming care.
How I work
A few principles
This describes a general orientation rather than a clinical protocol. [Client to replace with their own words.]
- I use approaches built for trauma, not talk for its own sake.
- Change is collaborative. You set the direction and the pace.
- Your nervous system is not a character flaw.
- Boundaries, including no contact, are a valid form of care.
- The goal is a life that feels like yours.
Background
Training and experience
Licensure
Licensed Mental Health Counselor
Certifications
Certified Expert Trauma Professional; Rapid Resolution Therapy Practitioner; Compassion Fatigue Train-the-Trainer; Sound Healing Therapist (Globe Institute)
Education
Master’s degree
Experience
More than 10 years
Focus areas
Sexual trauma; ADHD; Veterans, including female Veterans; LGBTQ+ and SOGIE-affirming care; compassion fatigue and practitioner resilience
Writing and intellectual work
Why I write
Writing is where the private work of the consulting room meets the public conversation. [Add the client’s account of their writing practice: what they write about, where it has appeared, and what the book is trying to do.]
- Essays and reflections: on the Blog
- Forthcoming book: see Publications
- New writing: on Substack
The human element
What I keep returning to
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Read on, or get in touch.
Explore the writing, learn about the book, or send a speaking enquiry.