About Me
Justine Brathwaite, LMHC-D
Owner, Therapist (she/her/ella)
My name is Justine, and I am the founder of Mind Embody Psychotherapy Mental Health Counseling PLLC. I'm a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC-D) in New York and have been in practice for over 8 years.  I provide individual online psychotherapy to adults, ages 18 and above and have had experience working with children, adolescents, teenagers, and families. As a therapist, I'm dedicated to diligently to providing a warm and safe space for my clients, where curiosity and free expression thrive. When the environments allows for vulnerability and openness without judgements, it's truly amazing what blossoms: authenticity that drives change, supports growth, and cultivates innate creative energy.
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Life can be so overwhelming. Sometimes we feel the emotional, mental, and physical load of doing the bare minimum of the day-to-day. Sometimes we feel burnt out, with little, if anything, left to offer others, especially our partners, children, friends, and family. Sometimes you're able to make it work, but still feel drained, dissatisfied, and more significantly, disconnected from others and ourselves.
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Using an array of therapeutic modalities, I work collaboratively with my clients to identify and confront present concerns and the roots in past lived experiences. Together, we work to safely and gently unearth the elements that tie us down in shame, guilt, anguish, and pain to increase awareness and rebuild anew.
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I value working with diverse populations from all backgrounds, providing psychotherapy with cultural sensitivity, empathy, dignity, and respect at the core. I've dedicated my career in working with BIPOC and LGBTQ individuals, and prioritize inclusivity and safety.
Focus Areas
& Specialties
PTSD & Complex Trauma
Relationship Challenges & Attachment Wounds
Past and present circumstances that were out of our control can place an immense strain on the mind and body. Traumatic events can change the way we understand the world and change how our minds and bodies perceive safety, even when the threat is no longer present. Using approaches like EMDR (eye-movement desensitization and reprocessing), we work to unstuck you and decentralize the hold that these experiences have on our minds and bodies. We go at your pace, with consent as the priority along the way.
Gender and Sexual Identity
Anxiety/Panic/Burnout
It can be difficult to honor the whole self without honoring and understanding how gender identity and sexuality/sexual orientation contributes to who we are. By incorporating these elements, we work to understand how misalignment with gender and sexuality expression contributes to our distress and disconnection with ourselves and others.
When overwhelm, chronic worry, and stress become louder than our ability to feel a sense of calm, connectedness, and emotional safety, the rest of life can feel like too much. Not only are our thoughts and beliefs about who we are loud, they can also feel untrue, leading to insecurity, irritability, and difficulty being in the here and now. By understanding how the mind and body interconnect and create a system of panic and overwhelm, we work to use those exact systems to foster self-regulation for clarity and peace.
Clinical Supervision
The inclusive, human-first philosophy at Mind Embody Psychotherapy is not exclusive to the therapeutic space between client and therapist. As a clinical supervisor, I believe that transformation and growth is propelled by a strong supervision alliance that prioritizes transparency, respect, and open communication. By placing these values at the core of supervision, I work hard to nurture and cultivate clinical skills that demonstrate confidence, humility, empathy, cultural and clinical competence, and compassion. Modeling these skills creates a cascade effect that is extended to your practice with your clients and towards yourself.
Our earliest relationships, like the ones with our parents and caregivers, can shape the way we experience trust, connection, and closeness with others as adults. Attachment wounds can show up like fear of abandonment, difficulty trusting others, people-pleasing, conflict avoidance, or emotional disconnection in intimate relationships. When we lean into curiosity abut these elements, we can start to understand unhealthy patterns/cycles, heal unresolved relational wounds, and build healthier ways of connecting without losing yourself in the process.
