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Shaina Morton

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Registered Play Therapist Supervisor

Certified Theraplay® Practitioner

Earning her undergraduate and masters degrees in social work from the University of Tennessee. Shaina Morton has spent her career focusing on working with parents, children, and adolescents.

 

Shaina's passion is working with families (including adopting families) who are expecting a new addition or have experienced attachment challenges. She also serves families with children who have experienced trauma such as sexual abuse, physical abuse, neglect, and young people who have been victims of violent crime.  

 

Her extensive training incorporates a strong focus on multiple attachment and trauma-specific treatments. 

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Brittney Jerkins
 

Associate marriage and family therapist

Brittney is a Marriage and Family Therapist Associate specializing in work with children, teens, adults, and families navigating anxiety, trauma, neurodivergence (ADHD, autism), and complex life transitions. She is particularly skilled at helping clients strengthen emotional regulation, improve communication, and restore a sense of stability and connection at home.

Her approach is grounded, strategic, and deeply relational. Brittney combines compassionate presence with practical, evidence-informed tools tailored to each client’s unique wiring and story. She does not believe in one-size-fits-all therapy and her work is intentional, individualized, and focused on meaningful, lasting change.

Brittney earned her MBA from Lipscomb University and her Master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy from Trevecca Nazarene University.

Brittney practices under the clinical supervision of Lacey Ryan, LMFT.

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Phone: 615-714-2769 | Address: 109 Holiday Court A5, Franklin, Tennessee 37067

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