Meet
Our Team
Bridget Jowid
MS, OTR*, LMFT-S, LPC, NCC
Sometimes the journeys we are on require us to pause, seek support, and discover a greater understanding and awareness of ourselves, our families, and our community. We are presented with the challenge to make meaning out of our life situations and discover or create new options. I believe counseling allows us to better understand ourselves so we can recognize and identify new possibilities and options that promote a healthier and happier life.
Prior to becoming a Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, I had over fifteen years of experience working with individuals and families who have experienced trauma and disability. I understand how life challenges can impact an individual, a couple, and a family’s journey.
I respect, value, and work with the variations of human experiences across the life span. I work with adolescents and adults. I specialize in relational challenges and counsel individuals, couples or the entire family system. My specialty skills include working with trauma, anxiety, depression, and relational disturbances. I am certified in EMDR® (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing); an advanced trainer in Neuroptimal® Neurofeedback, a Senior Trainer for Safe Conversations® now known as Quantum Connections®, a facilitator and professional trainer for Prepare/Enrich® and trained in Emotion-Focused Therapy.
Let me help you strengthen your relationships with yourself and others and find hope again.
*No Occupational Therapy Services are provided at this site
*Shannon Carl
MS, LPC
About Me
People often say they want to make changes in their life but find the change process to
be more difficult and complicated than anticipated. The therapeutic relationship is a
unique collaboration that helps you to learn about yourself though insight (cognitive/”a-
ha!”) and awareness (somatic/experiential). When you begin to know yourself -and to
accept yourself – change can happen.
Research indicates that the relationship between the client and the therapist is the most
significant predictor of successful outcomes in therapy. Accordingly, I prioritize attending
to the quality of our therapeutic relationship as I draw heavily from evidence-based
treatments that are attachment-focused, emotion-focused, trauma-informed, and
attentive to political and systemic dynamics. More specifically, I have training in
Emotionally Focused Therapy for Individuals and Couples, Gottman Method for
Couples, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Somatic Experiencing. These
evidence-based modalities, when experienced within the container of our therapeutic
relationship, strengthen and empower people facing challenges that arise from life
transitions, loss, grief, abuse, trauma, as well as the cumulative toll of our modern
existence.
Education, Training, and Relevant Experience
I hold a MS in clinical mental health counseling from Tarleton State University, a
member of the Texas A&M University system, and a MS and BS in education from
Baylor University where my academic focus was community wellness and public health
promotion. In addition to my work in psychotherapy, I was an adjunct faculty member for
Baylor University’s Department of Public Health from 2001-2022. During this time, I
taught courses that focused on the human condition in all its complexity like Stress
Management, Health and Human Behavior, Human Diseases, Epidemiology, and
Human Sexuality.
It’s been said that I was on the road to becoming a therapist before I knew it, and I can’t
disagree! I am deeply satisfied to participate in my clients’ change process, and I
welcome any further questions you have about me or my practice.
My professional resources and skills are not limited to the counseling room and the
classroom. I enjoy opportunities to engage the community, and I am happy to adapt
academic presentations to fit your group’s needs.
Brianna Lowry
Master's Level Intern
Brianna Lowry is a Master’s Level Intern completing her graduate degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Southern Methodist University. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Psychology with a minor in Neuroscience from Southern Methodist University. Brianna’s elective concentration is the Art and Science of Trauma Treatment, which emphasizes the integration of neurobiology and somatic work with traditional talk therapy. Her formal education, both undergraduate and graduate, has prepared her to work with adults, couples, families, and groups in ways supportive of emotional healing and growth. Brianna is trained to facilitate Prepare & Enrich® to support couples’ in their relational development, including pre-engagement, pre-martial, and post-marital experiences. She incorporates other relational tools, including Safe Conversations®. She is also trained in NeurOptimal® neurofeedback and utilizes additional evidenced-based neuroscience approaches and techniques based on her clients’ therapeutic needs and goals.
Brianna believes personal and relational difficulties arise when individuals lack a felt sense of trust, safety, and security with themselves. This can lead to living in ways that feel inauthentic, dissatisfying, and distressing. Her approach to counseling focuses on identifying, exploring, and processing emotions and views self-awareness, self- trust, and emotion regulation as key components to creating meaningful individual and relational healing. Brianna feels confident that as individuals reconnect with their authentic selves, cultivate self-trust, and understand their emotions, meaningful transformations can occur. She is intentional about creating a safe, accepting therapeutic space for her clients and walks alongside them as they embark on their healing journey.
Brianna views individuals as multifaceted and acknowledges how our perspectives and lived experiences influence our interactions and perceptions of ourselves, others, and the world. She works with a wide range of concerns, including identity development, relational issues (e.g., family members, friends, partners, coworkers), relationships, grief and loss, complex trauma, stress management, life transitions, parenting, caregiving, managing chronic illness, and women’s issues (e.g., infertility, miscarriage, post-partum experiences). She also enjoys exploring topics of self-worth, self-esteem, self-compassion, emotion regulation, and somatic experiencing (e.g., breathwork, gentle movement, creative arts).
Taisa Formenti
Master's Level Intern
Taisa Formenti is currently a Master’s Level Intern completing her Graduate Degree in Counseling with a specialty in Marriage, Couple, and Family from Southern Methodist University. She holds a Degree in Neuroscience with a minor in Political Science from The University of Texas at Dallas. Her formal undergraduate and graduate education, clinical experience, and five years of transferable skills in another client service industry has prepared her to counsel couples, families, adults, adolescents, and groups. Taisa is a facilitator for Prepare & Enrich® to support pre engagement, pre marriage, and seasoned couples. She utilizes other relational tools such as Safe Conversations® and experiential modalities. Taisa is also trained in NeurOptimal® neurofeedback. Taisa is bilingual in English and Portuguese.
Taisa believes our experiences impact our behaviors, beliefs, values, personality, and self-esteem. Often, these experiences can hinder our ability to achieve desired growth, stemming from a lack of coping strategies, self-trust, and understanding of our past and present circumstances. Taisa is passionate about instilling hope and compassion in counseling sessions to empower clients to discover their inner strength and achieve the growth they desire. She also enjoys assisting couples and families to explore new avenues of communication and connection, especially when current methods are no longer effective.
Taisa believes that fostering a strong therapeutic relationship requires trust, compassion, curiosity, honesty, and hope. Through this foundation, she assists clients in understanding their experiences, enhancing self-compassion and self-esteem, gaining insight into their thought patterns and assumptions, and improving self-awareness to encourage overall wellbeing and fulfillment. Her areas of interest include self-esteem, relational counseling (Family, partners, friends, or co-workers), bicultural struggles, anxiety, depression, trauma, life transitions, and women’s issues.
Cindy Rigby
Certified Life Coach
Nicole Anderson
Director of Communications
*Independently licensed therapists, who office at PATH Counseling and Wellness, are solely responsible for the services they provide and operate as independent practitioners. No partnerships are implied by the content of this website.
