Bri Pelletier, Intern Therapist

Hi! My name is Bri, and I am an intern therapist at The Center for Growth, seeing clients from August 2026 through May 2027. I am currently earning my Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Rhode Island College, and I am developing a focus in sex therapy under licensed supervision as part of my training. I work with individuals and couples, both in person at our Providence office and through telehealth.

Why this work matters to me

Sex sits squarely at the intersection of mind and body. The ability to experience connection and pleasure depends on being present in your body, and that is exactly where so many of us struggle. We spend our days in our heads, planning, evaluating, and managing, and then expect ourselves to arrive in bed embodied, relaxed, and open. For many people, it does not work that way.

I am drawn to sex therapy because I believe everyone deserves a comfortable, unashamed relationship with their own body and sexuality. Sexual concerns are some of the most common human struggles and some of the least talked about, and silence has a way of turning ordinary difficulties into sources of shame. They are also rarely just about sex. How we handle vulnerability, pressure, and self-criticism tends to follow us into the bedroom. Perfectionism and performance anxiety do too, and treating sex like something to achieve rather than experience is one of the most common patterns I find compelling to work with.

What I am interested in working with

Concerns I am especially interested in supporting include low desire and desire discrepancy between partners, sexual anxiety and performance pressure, difficulty with orgasm, pain with sex, feeling disconnected from your body during sex, body image concerns affecting intimacy, and rebuilding intimacy after life changes such as parenthood, illness, or loss. I am LGBTQIA+ affirming, and I welcome clients across all relationship structures, including open and polyamorous relationships.

What sessions are like

First, the question almost everyone has and almost no one asks: sex therapy is talk therapy. Sessions are conversations, paced by you. You decide what we discuss and when.

In our work together, I bring the same approach I bring to all of my clinical work: a balance of practical, skills-based strategies and somatic, mindfulness-informed practices that build your ability to notice and stay present in your body. These are introduced gently and in small steps. I am warm and direct, I use humor when it fits, and I work hard to make the room a place where you do not have to perform, in any sense of the word.

Final thoughts

If there is something you have never quite been able to say out loud, this can be the place where you say it. Many people wait years longer than they need to, not because their concerns are untreatable, but because they are unspeakable. They are not. I would love to work with you.