ABOUT BRIGiTTE

Brigitte holds a Master of Science in Marriage, Family & Child Therapy, a Post-Bachelorette in Elementary Education, and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology. Brigitte is an Internationally Certified Consultant on Diversity & Women’s Issues. She is a Certified Teen Addiction Trainer for Teen Addiction Anonymous.

Brigitte has extensive experience and education in counseling, teaching and behavioral health settings. Brigitte has combined her knowledge and vision to form, My Life Instruction, a consulting practice that provides instruction and support to individuals, couples and families who wish to create their "ideal" relationship with self and others. She has great success working collaboratively with clients, family members, diverse professionals and members of the community.

Brigitte’s previous experience includes counseling in agency settings. In addition, she was a patient advocate at The Arizona State Hospital, in civil and forensic populations; advocated for human rights for the Arizona Department of Behavioral Health, taught court-ordered, oppositionally defiant middle school boys and provided case management to severely mentally ill consumers. She has been an elementary school teacher and a paralegal.

Brigitte was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan and now makes her home in Scottsdale, Arizona. She has been a stay at home mom, a single mom and a career mom. Brigitte has two children whom she co-parents with her ex-husband. Brigitte is the co-author of Learning to Love Yourself: Self-Esteem for Women (Recovery from Divorce), A Journey Within: Self-Discovery for Women and Remove the Mask: Discovering Your Authentic -Self (Don’t Settle). Brigitte will be a co-author of Becoming Your Own Best Friend (Strategies for Stepfamilies) in 2010. She actively writes articles on relationships including divorce and blended family topics.