I pride myself on being more than just an active listener, but a vital member of your support team that can help you look at things in a different way and feel better.
Brett Peppe is a dedicated Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Clinical Alcohol and Drug Counselor based in New Jersey. As Program Manager of the HOPES Program—a Local Outreach to Suicide Survivors (LOSS) team—he provides crucial support to families across the state who have lost a child aged 21 or younger to suicide. His team offers immediate on-scene assistance and ongoing support through monthly survivor groups, creating a compassionate environment for families to navigate their grief.
Brett has extensive experience in community mental health, having worked at a mental health center where he wrote and maintained numerous grants while providing operational oversight and clinical supervision for various programs, including intensive and outpatient treatment, co-occurring services, supported employment, and homelessness outreach. He also served for many years as the Somerset County Traumatic Loss Coalition Coordinator, delivering essential prevention and postvention services to youth organizations after a suicide or traumatic loss.
As a credentialed trainer for the National Child Traumatic Stress Network and the International Trauma Center, Brett regularly conducts training on Psychological First Aid and Skills for Psychological Recovery. He is also a trainer for the Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) model of suicide prevention and plays a key role in onboarding new lead responders through the Traumatic Loss Coalition’s program, “Managing Sudden Traumatic Loss in the Schools.”
In addition to his professional contributions, Brett authored “Penelope the Powerful Parrot,” a heartfelt book designed to help children cope with stress during the COVID-19 pandemic through storytelling, music, and dance. This initiative has been embraced by SAMHSA and is part of the “Hope and Healing” grant program implemented throughout New Jersey and beyond.
My areas of expertise:
ADHD
Adolescents (14+)
Anxiety Disorders
Behavioral Issues
Bipolar Disorder
Coping Skills
Depression
Divorce
Family Issues
Grief/Loss
Peer Relationships
Sadness/Depression
Substance Use Disorders
Trauma
As a professional counselor, my role is to guide you as you take steps towards positive life changes, healing, and a healthy mind. Together we’ll work to uncover and better understand life’s challenges and day-to-day stressors that detract from your life and focus, and begin identifying and practicing things that will make you stronger.
I use an integrated, trauma-informed and evidence-based approaches to meet your wellness goals including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems, EMDR and Brainspotting.
Services are only available to people in New Jersey.