About Us

Our mission

We realize that it takes courage to seek out psychological help so we try to make the experience as easy and comfortable as possible. Our mission is simple: We provide premium mental health services in an inviting setting. We believe paying attention to the details of the client experience sets us apart and are confident you will notice this difference whether you are seeking help through therapy/counseling, psychological assessment, or by participating in one of our psychoeducational seminars or couples intensives.

Our providers and Staff


  • Licensed Psychologist; Founder

    Dr. Brandon Waits is a licensed psychologist and founder of Louisiana Psych. He has been practicing as a psychologist since 2018 and started Louisiana Psych in 2023 after working for six years as an assistant professor in the Ph.D. program in counseling psychology at Louisiana Tech. He dreamed of building a premium group mental health practice where clients of all backgrounds could receive premium mental healthcare in a cozy and inviting environment. He provides counseling to adolescents and adults who are dealing with a variety of psychological issues including trauma and loss, anxiety, depression, and marital difficulties. He also has specialized training and expertise working with college students and Christians who are experiencing mental health problems. Additionally, he provides psychological evaluations to clients 6 years old and up assessing for ADHD, personality and mood problems, and psychological factors related to chronic pain (e.g., SCS trials).

  • Sarah is excited to be a part of the Louisiana Psych team and provide mental health services to our community. She holds Louisiana licenses both as a licensed professional counselor and as a licensed marriage and family therapist and has over 10 years of experience working in the mental health field. She is working towards a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Louisiana Tech University, and as part of this, she currently is completing her Doctoral Internship in Professional Psychology at Louisiana Psych.

    She primarily works with adolescents, adults, and couples dealing with various life circumstances and challenges. Sarah provides trauma counseling, and has received specialized training in trauma interventions. She also enjoys providing marriage counseling, with training from Dr. John Gottman. Sarah loves what she does and considers it a privilege to be invited into her clients lives. She aims to provide a safe environment for clients to be and realize their true selves.

  • Mary Kate is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC). She has a Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education from Louisiana Tech University and a Masters of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Louisiana Tech University.

    As someone who has seen the impact of counseling personally in her family growing up, she always had in the back of her mind that she wanted to pursue counseling as a career. Her first job was teaching 3rd grade when she graduated with her undergraduate degree. Her experience teaching fueled her desire to help people with their struggles. She witnessed her students wrestle with problems at home and personally. She realized she had a passion for helping people with the root issues in their lives. She desires to help her clients find freedom and healing through counseling.

    She has experience with children, adolescents, and adults. She has spent time counseling in home-based services with an under-served population who have experienced trauma. She works with individuals and groups using a trauma-informed perspective. She also uses cognitive-behavior therapy and solution-focused therapy to help clients achieve their goals in counseling.

    She has been trained in Story-Informed Trauma Therapy which means she leads clients through their timeline to identify beliefs they have about themselves and heal from past trauma. She is EMDR-trained, and she integrates Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy to help people move from negative beliefs to positive beliefs about themselves. She also is working toward becoming a registered play therapist (EMDR) and has completed level 1 training of Theraplay. She works with children and their families through play to help them resolve issues they are seeing within their child and the family unit. She has a more direct approach to counseling along with working alongside her clients to help them find the healing and freedom they are looking for in their lives.

    She believes God can use counseling to help people feel known and heard in ways that can be so hard in our fast-paced world. Counseling is a way to slow down our everyday lives and have someone else hear our stories. We may not even realize the beliefs and burdens we carry around each day until someone can walk through our lives with us to see where healing can happen. It is not an easy journey, but it is always worth it in the end.

  • Kayla is a Provisionally Licensed Professional Counselor (PLPC) in the state of Louisiana. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with a minor in Criminology from the University of North Carolina - Wilmington (2013), a Master of Arts in Counseling and Guidance from Louisiana Tech University (2023), and is currently working toward her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology at Louisiana Tech University. As part of her Ph.D. training, she is currently completing her Doctoral Internship in Professional Psychology at Louisiana Psych.

    With over a decade of experience in the mental health field, Kayla has worked in a variety of roles and settings. She has worked with children with autism, adults with traumatic brain injuries (TBI), and families of individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities, helping them access services to support long-term success. Her counseling experience spans diverse environments, including a psychiatric residential treatment facility and a university counseling center.

    At the heart of Kayla’s work is her commitment to building a strong, authentic therapeutic relationship rooted in trust. She supports clients through challenges such as anxiety, depression, trauma, PTSD, and relationship or family issues.

    As a former emergency dispatcher, Kayla also has a deep passion for working with first responders and their families. With firsthand experience and understanding, she creates a safe, nonjudgmental space where clients can process difficult experiences, build resilience, and begin to heal. Whether it’s navigating the daily stress of the job, coping with a critical incident, or working through strain in relationships, Kayla is committed to supporting those who serve our communities.

  • Olivia is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, both in the state of Louisiana and Mississippi. She is also a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist, Certified Partner Trauma Therapist, and Brainspotting practitioner. Olivia has been in clinical work since 2017, beginning her work in Mississippi at a residential men’s facility for sex addiction and compulsive sexual and relational issues. Over the years, Olivia has worked at a residential facility, private practice, and currently serves as the Clinical Director for Triumph Clinical Services and The Carpenter Shed in Monroe, LA. In her work, Olivia’s primary focus has been with couples and individuals experiencing betrayal and infidelity, individuals struggling with sexual issues and other compulsive behaviors, and families impacted by addiction. She has a passion for helping people through their traumas and the distorted narrative that comes from these traumas. Olivia takes a Christian and faith perspective in her work and offers workshops and couples intensives focused on betrayal trauma, problematic sexual behaviors, communication and boundaries, and strengthening couples at Louisiana Psych.

  • Ashley is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC). She has a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Louisiana Tech University and a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Louisiana Tech University.

    She has seen the impact of counseling personally in her own family growing up, and always had an interest in helping others with their mental health. She was always the one people went to when they needed help navigating tough things in their life and was someone that would always listen. She has had a variety of experiences in adolescence and young adulthood that have fueled her desire to help people with other’s struggles. Through watching friends and family struggle with mental health and substance use issues, she realized that this was the field that she wanted to be in. She realized that she loved to help others with their struggles and celebrate their improvements along the way.

    She has experience working with children, adolescents, and adults. She has spent time counseling in home-based services with an under-served population, as well as working with comorbid diagnoses. Additionally, she has spent time working in inpatient and intensive outpatient environments with geriatrics. She helps individuals and groups meet their goals in counseling using cognitive-behavioral therapy, solution-focused therapy, and client-centered therapy approaches. Her primary areas of clinical interest are depression, anxiety, co-dependency, and trauma-related issues.

    In her free time, she enjoys putting together jigsaw puzzles, which she finds to be a great way to relax and relieve stress. When not at home doing puzzles, she’s often at the gym lifting or playing Dungeons and Dragons with friends. She also loves to spend time playing cozy video games and listening to podcasts.

  • Lynsey Williams is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in the state of Louisiana, as well as a National Certified Counselor. She earned her Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Louisiana Tech University and is certified as a Board Certified-Telemental Health Provider (BC-TMH), Clinical Trauma Professional (C-CTP), as well as in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (C-DBT). She is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision at The Chicago School.

    Lynsey has years of experience working in a university counseling center prior to joining Louisiana Psych. During this time, she had the privilege of being many clients’ first experience with therapy, an opportunity that deeply shaped her clinical approach. Through this work, she developed a strong foundation in supporting individuals from diverse backgrounds and presenting concerns, and discovered a particular interest in trauma-related concerns, anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorders, self-esteem, and interpersonal and relational difficulties. In addition to her work in higher education, Lynsey has experience supporting adolescents and families through a local nonprofit (Domestic Abuse Resilience Team). In this role, she worked with individuals and families impacted by interpersonal violence, trauma, and complex relational dynamics. These experiences inform her work with couples and families, where she focuses on communication patterns, relational dynamics, and navigating stress, loss, or trauma within relationships.

    Lynsey approaches therapy from an integrative perspective grounded in psychodynamic and relational frameworks, with attention to how past experiences, attachment patterns, and internalized beliefs show up in present-day relationships and emotional expression. She incorporates skills-based and mindfulness-informed interventions, including Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), inner child work, and values-based practices to support both insight and practical change. She believes that when clients develop the skills to care for themselves through emotional and relational challenges, they are better able to live with intention, self-compassion, and choice.

    Lynsey values therapy as a space that reduces shame and allows clients to give voice to experiences that may feel hidden, overwhelming, or frightening. Having her own experiences with individual and family therapy, she deeply believes in the courage it takes to speak things out loud and the transformative power of doing so in a supportive space. She believes healing occurs through relational safety, validation, and compassion and strives to offer a consistent, affirming presence regardless of what clients bring into the room. Her goal is for clients to experience themselves, and the therapeutic relationship, as fully human and worthy of care.  

    Outside of the therapy room, Lynsey enjoys spending time outdoors, taking walks with her husband and dog, traveling, attending live music events, and cooking and sharing delicious meals.