I am AyePlace. My name is Brendette, and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 13 years of clinical experience across outpatient, crisis, emergency, and specialized settings. I built this practice from the ground up on three core values I have carried throughout my entire career — empathy, tolerance, and inclusiveness. I believe healing happens in relationship — and relationship requires trust, consistency, and genuine human connection.

I am a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional with additional certifications in anxiety and personality disorders. My work draws from evidence-based modalities including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and trauma-informed care, integrated with mindfulness-based approaches tailored to each individual I work with. When you work with AyePlace, you work directly with me. No handoffs. No uncertainty about who you will see. Just a consistent, compassionate therapeutic relationship rooted in meeting you exactly where you are. You belong here.