Meet Britt Durian, MSW

Britt Durian
River North Virtual

Britt Durian earned her Bachelor of Arts in Interdepartmental Studies with a Human Services track from the University of Iowa in 2020, followed by a certificate in Resilience and Trauma-Informed Perspectives in 2021. She earned her Master of Social Work from Loyola University Chicago in 2026. As a first-generation college and graduate student, Britt brings warmth, humility, and deep appreciation for the therapeutic process to her work with clients. She considers it a privilege to walk alongside clients as they navigate healing, growth, and meaningful change.

Britt is a trauma-informed, client-centered, strengths-based, relational, and CBT-informed clinician. She believes clients are the experts of their own lives and already hold meaningful strengths within them. Britt views the therapeutic alliance as the foundation for meaningful work, recognizing that safety and trust are essential before clients can take actionable steps toward change. She values creating a space where clients feel genuinely safe, seen, and supported while exploring their strengths, building insight, identifying unhelpful thought patterns, and developing the self-trust needed to create meaningful change.

Britt has experience supporting adults, including individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, as well as adults navigating anxiety, grief and loss, depression, trauma, life transitions, relationship challenges, and emotional overwhelm. She also has experience supporting individuals of all ages navigating pet loss and anticipatory grief through her work in veterinary settings. In addition, Britt brings years of caregiving experience as a nanny, which deepened her understanding of child development, family systems, and the importance of trust, patience, and connection.

I like the connections made and the helpfulness of the suggestions, as well as the accommodability and personalization of sessions.

— LOA Patient

Education:

Loyola University Chicago

Master of Social Work, Micro Practice Specialization

University of Iowa

Bachelor of Arts, Interdepartmental Studies (Human Services/Community-Based Track)

Clinical Interests:

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)ADHD & Executive FunctioningAdolescent AnxietyAgoraphobiaAnger ManagementARFID & Picky EatingAutism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors (BFRBs)Career Anxiety & CounselingChild AnxietyComplex GriefContamination OCDDepressionDialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Driving AnxietyFalse Attraction OCDFear of DogsFear of FlyingGeneralized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)Hair Pulling (Trichotillomania)Harm OCDHealth AnxietyHoardingInference-Based Cognitive Behavioral TherapyInsomnia & Sleep AnxietyLGBTQIA+ CommunityMindfulnessMisophoniaMotivational InterviewingMulticultural CounselingObsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)Panic DisorderPerfectionismPerformance & Public Speaking AnxietyPhobiasPost-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)Relationship OCDSchool Anxiety & RefusalScreen AddictionScrupulositySelective MutismSeparation AnxietySex & AnxietySkin Picking (Dermatillomania)Social AnxietySpirituality

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