Hi! My name is Bria Servoss (she/her). I’m a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Certified Sex Therapy Informed Professional (CSTIP), and Mental Health Consultant (MHC) in Madison, WI who hails from the woods, lakes, & rivers of “up-north”.

Much of my adulthood was formed in Chicago - singing my way through its bars, venues & queer burlesque clubs while working as a hairstylist to make ends meet. During that time of general mayhem, I fell in love with the existential writings of Camus & de Beauvoir, and earned my undergrad degree with honors, majoring in Psychology and minoring in Women & Gender Studies.

Almost a decade later, after attending grad school at UW-Whitewater for counseling, I graduated in 2022 with more clarity in my philosophy & intent as clinician: both existential & feminist, a bit tarot-inspired & Jungian.

Like everyone, I’m also constantly educated simply through living - a humbling process which is certainly not simple, but thus far has offered me insight and (thankfully) some wisdom. I have activist/ally roots, starting from a young age, and value the empowerment which comes from empowering others. That said, I also have a sense of humor. There is an alchemy that occurs when we find the light in the darkness - life requires levity.

These days, I live near a marsh of wild things with my blended family of mostly-domesticated humans & animals. I love the mystical & natural world, that which is strange & curious, finding connections & freedoms that do not seem obvious at face-value, and discovering new things about all the stuff I love.

You can hear a bit of me here during a chat I was invited to have with Jeremy Schumacher, fellow therapist and host of the podcast Your Therapist Needs Therapy (September 2024).