Brooke Scott, LSW

Brooke is a trauma therapist in Philadelphia who provides anxiety therapy for women and believes therapy is a space where clients can show up fully as themselves, without masks, judgment, or pressure to explain their existence. She is passionate about creating safe, affirming environments where people feel seen, heard, and deeply supported in their healing journey.

If you’ve been searching for a queer therapist near me, Brooke specializes in supporting women of color and LGBTQ+ individuals who are struggling with anxiety, depression, relationship issues, and identity-related stress. Drawing from her experience as a Black queer woman, Brooke is committed to supporting clients whose full identities are often overlooked, misrepresented, and silenced by dominant narratives and systems. If you’re feeling overwhelmed or disconnected from your body, Brooke is a good fit for you.

Brooke also helps clients overcome the lingering impact of trauma, including racial, generational, and religious abuse. She supports people coping with stress, grief, and loss, navigating burnout, complex family dynamics, and codependent patterns, and working through sexual or gender identity concerns in the face of cultural or family pressures.

Brooke is especially passionate about treating religious trauma, whether it comes from being excluded, being taken advantage of by a spiritual leader, or being made to question reality in ways that lead to guilt and shame. She holds a certificate in Religious Trauma, Spiritual Abuse, and Cult Recovery.

Her approach is client-centered, culturally competent, trauma-informed, and rooted in both compassion and curiosity. She uses evidence-based modalities like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Narrative Therapy, mindfulness practices, and Relational Therapy to help you gain clarity, set boundaries, process pain, and build emotional resilience.

Brooke has a Master of Social Work from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a Master of Divinity from Duke University, and a Bachelor of Social Work from Eastern University. Her professional background as a Licensed Social Worker, combined with pastoral experience in hospitals, shelters, congregations, and community-based programs, informs her grounded, relational, and justice-oriented approach to mental health care. She is currently receiving clinical supervision from Jessica Floresta, LCSW.

Brooke is in-network with Aetna, Anthem, Capital Blue Cross, Highmark, Federal Employee Program, and certain Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO insurance plans. She also has immediate income-based sliding scale availability for new clients with an annual income below $45,000, with a sliding scale rate of $95. If you’re ready to work with a queer therapist near you, schedule a consultation with Brooke today.