We recently connected with Brandy Walker and have shared our conversation below.

Brandy, looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. It’s always helpful to hear about times when someone’s had to take a risk – how did they think through the decision, why did they take the risk, and what ended up happening. We’d love to hear about a risk you’ve taken.

I have a high risk tolerance, and so I have taken some risks that have panned out well and some that I cringe to think about in hindsight. It was risky to take out student loans to go to seminary. Especially because six weeks into the semester I realized that it was not the program for me. It was even riskier to take out more student loans to attend social work grad school. But, as it turns out, it absolutely was the program for me. I have never felt more aligned in a career than I do as a therapist. It took a lot of blood, sweat, and tears, but I trust I will be able to easily pay off all my student loans and I suspect I would still be waiting tables if I hadn’t bet on the hunch I had that I am here to counsel people.

Brandy, love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?

I am a therapist and an intuitive. I just started my own private practice (a long time dream!) and have a big personal mission to help raise the frequency and consciousness on the planet (starting with my own). As a therapist, I take what you could call a “solution focused psychodynamic” approach.

I also teach workshops to make concepts like inner child, shadow work, and past lives more accessible and digestible.
You could say a lot of therapy focuses on helping people get from survival mode to a baseline of getting through the day. That’s very valid and important, and I believe there is this whole other side of the wellness spectrum—from baseline to THRIVAL—and I’m really interested in meeting people wherever they are and helping them re-member their unique strengths and abilities that they might absolutely thrive.

We often hear about learning lessons – but just as important is unlearning lessons. Have you ever had to unlearn a lesson?

A lot of my work has to do with helping others identify beliefs they picked up that are no longer serving them, and part of the reason I think that is so important is because I have had my own to unlearn. Some of them come from the most benign places—from things we just decided. I have this vivid memory of my 12 year old self staring in the bathroom mirror and solemnly vowing that she would never create and subsequently get stuck in boring old routines. I felt this way because my parents were quite structured and regimented. But 30 years later, struggling deeply with the process the process of systematizing my business practices, I want to hug 12 year old me and rewrite the script—encouraging her to create routines that feel exciting but that help her do her best work.

What’s been the most effective strategy for growing your clientele?

This is an area where I feel like I am building the plane as I am flying it. Funnily, Facebook groups have been invaluable. I am active on most social media platforms and make a point to post every day.

Contact Info:

• Website: luccacounseling.com
• Instagram: instagram.com/brandyglows
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/throwinglightpodcast/
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandyglows
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@brandyglows
• Other: https://www.tiktok.com/@brandyglows

Image Credits
Photography and graphic design by Jermaine Walker