Meet Our Therapists
Brooke Morgan, M.Ed., LPC-MHSP, NCC
Brooke is passionate about fostering a therapeutic relationship that supports and challenges clients to become their best selves. She enjoys working with clients in the late teen (16+) or adult chapters of their lives, who may be struggling with an eating disorder or body image concerns, as well as co-occurring substance use, anxiety, and other life struggles. Brooke believes that recovery is possible at any stage in life.
Brooke’s therapy style builds on the belief and understanding that connection and attachment play an important role in coping with everyday stressors and she works from an attachment perspective when providing therapy to incorporate this.
Brooke is a licensed professional counselor and mental health services provider in Tennessee (LPC-MHSP license #5615), Kentucky (LPCC license #287923), Florida (LMHC license #MH27239), and Nevada (CPC license #CP6174-R). She completed her bachelor’s degree in psychology at Transylvania University in Kentucky. She then completed her master’s degree in Human Development Counseling at Vanderbilt University. She completed her practicum at The Ranch, working specifically with clients struggling with eating disorders, then continued to work in eating disorder treatment at The Renfrew Center as an intern therapist. Brooke has gained experience with various levels of care (residential, PHP, and IOP) while working in treatment centers serving clients struggling with eating disorders, substance abuse, depression, and anxiety. Brooke values working with clients in an empathetic, encouraging, and motivating way. Her therapeutic style could be described as directive and relational.
In her free time, she enjoys reading, visiting new coffee shops around Nashville, spending time with her family (including her two giant dogs), and taking walks.
Mary Ellen Alexander, M.A., AMFT
Mary Ellen has spent seasons of her life in therapy (and still does), and she considers it one of the greatest game-changers in her life. Her core values as a therapist include making every client feel welcome, safe, seen, understood, and valued. Her desire is for clients to step into her office and feel like it’s right where they’re supposed to be. The therapeutic alliance (her relationship with clients) is extremely important to her as she has witnessed it being one of the biggest agents of change in therapy. Mary Ellen approaches practice with a person-centered approach while implementing several modalities of therapy. Attachment theory is something she relies heavily upon, especially when working with families.
Before entering the field of mental health counseling, Mary Ellen spent 7 years as a nutritionist at a residential treatment center. There, she worked alongside women with eating disorders, helping them heal their relationship with food and their bodies. She wanted to go deeper with each of her clients, so she decided to return to school and get her Master’s in mental health counseling. Mary Ellen completed her practicum and internship with a private practice specializing in eating disorders. She feels passionately about helping anyone struggling with an eating disorder, families impacted by eating disorders, loss of identity, heartbreak, grief, loss of direction in life & beyond.
Mary Ellen holds a Master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling from Belmont University. When she is not in the therapy room, you can find her on the tennis court, creating with color through paint, arranging flowers, on her back porch with friends, and trying new restaurants in Nashville!
Alli Crochet, M.A., LPC-MHSP (temp), NCC
Alli Crochet is a Nationally Certified Counselor pursuing LPC-MHSP licensure with a background of working with eating disorder clients in an intensive outpatient (IOP) and partial hospitalization (PHP) setting. She has experience helping clients navigate their co-occurring anxiety, depression, trauma recovery, life transitions, relationship issues, and spiritual issues.
Alli’s therapeutic approach is person-centered and relational. She believes that her clients are the experts of their own stories, and she works to empower them to create lasting change in their lives. She utilizes CBT, DBT, and ACT principles and is aligned with Health at Every Size (HAES) and intuitive eating.
Alli received her Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from Louisiana State University and a Master of Arts degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Belmont University. In her free time, Alli enjoys rating Nashville restaurants, spending time outside, watching Bachelor/Bachelorette Mondays, and cheering on her LSU Tigers.
