Briana Soucy is a Registered Mental Health Intern that is currently undergoing supervision to become fully independently licensed as a Mental Health Counselor. She obtained her Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from Southern New Hampshire University and went on to obtain her Masters in Education in Counseling and School Psychology from Rivier University in Nashua, New Hampshire. Briana was also a third-year doctoral student at Rivier University in an APA-accredited Psy.D. Program until taking a long medical leave of absence.
Despite that medical leave, she has over 5 years of experience working in several different settings including adult and adolescent psychiatric inpatient units, emergency departments, police departments, schools and community mental health centers. It is in the community mental health center and schools that she found her passion for trauma informed care and crisis stabilization and intervention. She has taken the lead in hundreds of crisis situations, and made collaborative decisions with clients to get them the care that they desperately needed.
Briana provides therapy utilizing an Integrative Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (I-CBT) Approach that incorporates evidence-based treatment interventions that are proven by research to restore clients power to take action, foster change and promote healing. Briana has experience working with individuals across the lifespan with a variety of individual and dual mental health diagnoses and issues.
Briana was born and raised in the cold state of Maine and has moved to the sunny state of Florida in 2020 with her family to complete her education. Briana enjoys cross country drives, beach days and spending time with her family.
Dr. Zachary Isoma (“Dr. Zack”) is a licensed psychologist working in the Tampa Bay and SouthShore areas. He obtained his Bachelors degree in psychology from Florida State University and went on to obtain his Masters and Doctorate degrees from Pacific University of Oregon. While in graduate school, Dr. Zack focused his studies on forensic and correctional psychology, including conducting assessments for court decisions.
However, while on an APA-accredited internship at Arkansas State Hospital, he discovered a passion for working with men who struggled severely with a history of trauma. As a result, he developed and led a variety of therapy groups for patients within a large inpatient facility. He then completed a post-doctoral residency at a non-profit crisis stabilization unit in Melbourne, Florida, where he continued to focus on providing short-term treatment for patients with a history of trauma, and those with immediate and pressing mental health concerns.
Dr. Zack provides therapy using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), a research-based intervention shown to help people live with more meaningful lives while learning how to better cope with painful thoughts and feelings. Dr. Isoma has experience working with clients who have a wide range of mental health presentations and specializes in therapy for men, including those who struggle with a history of trauma and have difficulties expressing their emotions.
Dr. Zack is a Florida native and was raised in Sarasota before moving to Portland, Oregon for graduate school. He moved to Apollo Beach with his wife in 2018. Despite the professional picture presentation, he is a beach bum at heart and loves to spend spare time at the gulf.