From Codependency to Courage: Allison Briggs’s Path to Emotional Freedom for Women
USA News May 26, 2025
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NATIONWIDE - MAY 2025 - (USAnews.com) —Allison Jeanette Briggs, Licensed Professional Counselor and founder of Being Real, PLLC, has dedicated her career to addressing the emotional complexities faced by women struggling with codependency, childhood emotional neglect, and the often invisible burden of emotional labor. With more than twenty years of experience spanning education, mental health, and advocacy—including her service as a Peace Corps volunteer—Briggs brings a unique combination of clinical expertise and soulful narrative to her therapeutic practice.Her therapeutic platform, On Being Real, serves as a space for emotional recovery, relational boundary setting, and self-reclamation. Specializing in Brainspotting, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and somatic trauma therapy, Briggs has developed a reputation for guiding clients through the difficult process of breaking generational patterns and reconstructing their sense of self from within. Her approach challenges common therapy conventions by addressing the raw, often uncomfortable truths of healing, recognizing that the journey is neither polite nor linear.Briggs’ work stands out for its deep integration of psychological rigor and spiritual honesty. She confronts the myth that healing must be tidy or palatable, emphasizing instead the courage it takes for women to stop performing emotional labor designed to maintain the comfort of others. This work highlights the emotional cost of breaking free from codependency and the necessity of embracing anger, establishing boundaries, and finding one’s authentic voice.“When women are criticized for not being ‘nice enough,’ what’s really being said is, ‘That wasn’t weak enough,’” Briggs explains. “But nice and kind aren’t the same thing. Being nice means being agreeable and keeping the peace. But kindness is not about weakness or compliance; it’s about being strong enough to speak up and speak out, because you care—getting loud and honest in the face of cruelty, disrespect, and hate despite any discomfort or pushback one might experience.”Her clinical work is complemented by her voice as a writer and speaker. Briggs’ upcoming memoir, On Being Real: Healing the Codependent Heart of a Woman, intertwines her personal experiences, client stories, and cultural critique into a narrative of emotional reclamation. Her writing has been published in respected outlets such as Elephant Journal, The Mighty, and Medium, where she addresses the challenges of reclaiming emotional truth beyond surface-level healing.“No one tells you that being true to who you are will cost you friends and family… but if you lose them, they never loved you for who you were. They loved you for who they needed you to be,” Briggs states. This perspective is central to her work with women who have been conditioned to silence themselves in roles that demand self-erasure for the sake of others’ comfort.Briggs emphasizes that her approach is not about fixing people or providing quick solutions. Instead, she supports clients in remembering who they were before external pressures told them they were too much. Her therapeutic practice goes beyond conventional models by focusing on authentic emotional connection and transformation.Being Real, PLLC has garnered recognition for its specialized trauma therapy and advocacy work, with Briggs herself earning the distinction of a top mental health writer and advocate for women’s empowerment. She is also preparing to receive an award for Best Trauma Therapist for Codependency Recovery in Houston, underscoring her contributions to mental health care and trauma-informed treatment.Her online presence further amplifies her mission. Through platforms such as TikTok, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, and her website on-being-real.com, Briggs shares insights and fosters a community around emotional healing and empowerment. Her work has received positive feedback through Google Reviews and other online profiles, reflecting the impact of her integrative therapeutic approach.As Briggs prepares to launch her memoir, her story offers an important resource for emotionally attuned readers seeking to understand the costs and rewards of living authentically. Her voice serves as a call for women to embrace the messy, nonlinear path of healing and to reclaim their power without apology.Allison Jeanette Briggs continues to shape the conversation around trauma recovery and women’s mental health, blending clinical skill with a compassionate, no-nonsense perspective on emotional liberation.For more information on Allison Jeanette Briggs and Being Real, PLLC, visit on-being-real.com. Connect with Allison on TikTok, Instagram, LinkedIn, and YouTube.Reviews and client feedback can be found through her Google profile here.
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