As “self-care is the best care” being her life’s mantra, Dr. Brentia Caldwell founded The Up Center as a means to provide effective and meaningful mental health services to individuals. The founding of The Up Center was in the efforts of assisting individuals with life healing on their own terms while simultaneously empowering them to prioritize and maximize their mental wellness.
With over a decade of clinical counseling experience, Brentia is a Certified School Counselor, Licensed Professional Counselor, Approved Clinical Supervisor, and Certified Professional Counselor Supervisor.
Dr. Caldwell utilizes a thoughtfully challenging and integrative therapeutic approach to assist individuals who are experiencing life challenges and transitions, depression, anxiety, and grief (specifically disenfranchised grief). Brentia has therapeutic specialties in chronic illness navigation, women’s issues, cross-cultural and identity issues, stress management, and relational skill building (e.g. boundary setting, assertiveness training, social skill development, unpacking people-pleasing behaviors, etc.).
As a proud “military brat,” Brentia also has a profound passion for working with Veterans and their families, particularly those dealing with deployments, transitioning to civilian life, and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Brentia provides individual counseling services for adults and facilitates group counseling on a variety of topics including chronic illness and anger management.
Brentia is currently not accepting new clients and is shifting more of her focus to Counselor Education including her role as a Clinical and Licensure Supervisor for emerging clinicians. She provides licensure supervision for mental health clinicians seeking independent counseling licensure in the states of Georgia and Colorado. Brentia specializes in assisting School Counselors with achieving independent licensure status as well as supports emerging clinicians who desire to facilitate therapeutic work with individuals who are navigating chronic illness conditions.
Brentia holds both a Bachelor’s Degree in Spanish and Master’s Degree in Counselor Education from Georgia Southern University. Additionally, she possesses an Educational Specialist Degree in Professional Counseling & Supervision from the University of West Georgia. Brentia also earned her Ph.D. in Counselor Education & Supervision at Mercer University where her research focus centered around the exploration of life satisfaction and mental wellness of unmarried, childless, professional, middle-aged Black women.
Brentia is a member of the American Counseling Association, Licensed Professional Counselors Association of Georgia, Colorado Counseling Association, and Chi Sigma Iota International Honor Society.
***Brentia is not currently accepting new therapy clients***