About Us

Our Mission:

To reduce the stigma associated with seeking and receiving mental health services through excellence in service provision, community partnership, quality content production, and education.

 

Our Values:

  • Integrity
  • Competence
  • Excellence

Our Logo

Our logo is a playful take on the Tabono, a West African symbol of strength, hard work, and persistence. It is traditionally drawn as four oars or paddles, which is what the word Tabono translates to in English, and can be viewed either as paddles rowing in unison, or as one paddle rowing continuously so as to reach a destination.  We modified the colors to represent diversity and acceptance, though wanted to keep as close as possible to the original to preserve its timeless meaning.  This symbol reminds us that healing is a journey to be taken together.

Meet The Team

Bryan Shepard, LCSW

Owner of Dauntless Counseling and Consulting

  Bryan has been in the field of mental health exclusively since 2007, and has worked in a variety of capacities during this time. 

His work first began serving those in inpatient settings and later group homes.  He then spent time as a case manager in community mental health, then as a skills trainer, then as a contractor for the State of Indiana through Wraparound.  Feeling a desire to be able to learn and do more yet, he attended IUPUI where he obtained his Master’s Degree in Social Work with a focus on mental health and addictions. 

Bryan provides individual and couples therapy with a focus on trauma, anxiety, depression, family distress, relationship difficulties, and recovery from harmful relational systems. His approach draws from EMDR, Internal Family Systems, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and the Gottman Method, with treatment tailored to each client’s needs and goals.

He is trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), 1-2-3 Magic, and also the Gottman Method for Couples Therapy with a focus on affairs.  He has also undertaken extensive study of narcissistic family systems, and applies these skills to support survivors of narcissistic abuse.

In his free time, Bryan enjoys cooking, gaming, tinkering with electronics, Qi Gong, and spending time with loved ones.