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About Eliza Jade Brown, LCSW-S
I am a Master’s-level therapist in full-time private practice and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker Supervisor (LCSW-S) in Texas. I have completed advanced training as a NARM Master Therapist, and I serve on the Board of Directors for Kasamahan, a Filipino mental health nonprofit. I meet and consult with mental health professionals located all over the United States from both communities.
Before opening my private practice in 2021, I worked in a variety of settings such as group private practice, outpatient clinics, psychiatric hospitals, and with the local court system. These professional experiences provide me with valuable insights on the many ways people navigate their mental health with the systems in place.
Although I have supported clients to address more mental health related challenges than I can list, I consider my specialties as Complex PTSD and ADHD based on my advanced NARM training and my earned clinical and lived experiences. I have found both are often intertwined with and can underly chronic anxiety, difficulty managing emotions, and struggles with coping mechanisms to where they impact self-esteem, important relationships, and the ability to maintain chosen responsibilities.
Regarding some personal history, I am a first-generation Filipino American immigrant, raised mostly in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Outside of Texas, I have familiarity with life in Chicago, Illinois, Manila, Philippines, and Wellington, New Zealand. This also shapes my work, and allows me to honor the cultural complexity each client brings into the room.
In my personal time, I enjoy painting abstract landscapes, learning more about Pan-Indigenous psychology, writing and often re-writing information on what I have learned for my practice and other organizations, exploring new nature spaces, and nurturing relationships within my family of origin and family by marriage.
Although it doesn't paint the entire picture, I resonate with the INFP-A personality in my love for creativity and authenticity, sensitivity to others, and appreciation of nature.
My other professional profiles
PsychologyToday | LinkedIn | Alma | NARM
About Mindfulscape
The name of my practice, Mindfulscape is inspired by the mindful nurturing of internal and external landscapes supported by therapy that is depth-oriented and nature-centered, and is often applied through trauma-informed and mindfulness-based interventions.
The NeuroAffective Relational Model / NARM therapy
Being a NARM Master Therapist means I have completed the full formal training in the NeuroAffective Relational Model. Gaining advanced knowledge in mental healthcare and psychology through the training, I integrate NARM principles and skills into every session I offer.
NARM is a powerful therapeutic approach specifically designed to address complex trauma and the internal patterns that affect quality of life that often emerges alongside it. These patterns usually began as adaptations to early adversity, but can become automatic and unhelpful when the original source of stress is no longer present.
One of the things I appreciate most about NARM is how well it translates to online therapy. As long as you are in a private, comfortable space where you can safely turn inward, we can do this work together from anywhere. While many nature-based or mindfulness approaches focus on awareness of the external world, NARM centers on your internal world in how you relate to your own thoughts, sensations, and emotions in the present moment as the foundation for healing.
NARM is both trauma-informed and rooted in depth psychology. It recognizes the impact of unprocessed trauma and the role of the subconscious in shaping our lives. Sessions are experiential and mindfulness-based, meaning we work together in real-time with what arises. This approach is also relational as we pay attention to how you’re feeling in our present connection, and somatic in including the awareness of physical sensations and nervous system shifts that happen as part of the healing process.
As a NARM therapist, I skillfully work within the four pillars of the model:
Clarifying the Therapeutic Contract – getting clear about what you want from therapy and receiving your active consent for our work
Asking Exploratory Questions – gently inviting curiosity with your experiences and how it may relate to what you want with therapy
Reinforcing Agency – supporting your capacity to choose your experience based on what we learn
Reflecting Psychobiological Shifts – noticing present physical shifts as we explore to support embodied, fuller awareness
NARM also explores what are called survival styles or patterns developed early in life as a means to survive:
Connection – When early relationships didn’t offer safety or recognition, we may grow up feeling disconnected from ourselves and others, unsure if we truly belong.
Attunement – If our emotional or physical needs weren’t noticed or met, we might learn to disconnect from those needs, making it hard to know what we feel or deserve.
Trust – When caregivers were unreliable or misattuned, we may struggle to let others in, guarding ourselves even while longing for closeness.
Autonomy – If our independence or boundaries weren’t respected, we might feel guilt or fear when asserting ourselves, leading to patterns of compliance or self-silencing.
Love/Sexuality – When love, affection, or sexuality were confusing or unsafe, we may struggle to feel fully alive in intimacy, caught between longing and shame.
Together, we will provide space and curiosity to how these patterns show up in your life today. With time, many people find that what once felt like lifelong struggles can shift—making space for living with more aliveness, connection, and authenticity.
To learn more about NARM, I refer to additional resources under my Client Resources section.
Walk-and-talk therapy in nature
While I value the accessibility of online sessions, there’s something uniquely healing about being outdoors. For those who are interested and when my capacity allows, I offer in-person walk-and-talk therapy as a way to bring the body into the therapeutic process in a neutral and grounded way, and to practice mindfulness guided by nature during our actual session.
If you would like to explore this option, simply mention it during your initial consultation or at any point in your work with me. Once scheduled, I’ll send you a brief consent form through your client portal, along with directions, details, and tips to help you prepare for the space.
Sessions take place in natural settings in the Austin area, and the specific location may vary depending on the day and what feels most supportive for your needs. We will also discuss ahead of time how we will navigate risks to privacy in a public outdoor space.
Because weather and transportation issues are more likely to arise in meeting outdoors, I do require a shift to an online appointment instead of canceling for these reasons. Due to this, walk-and-talk therapy is best for clients who are also comfortable meeting virtually when needed.
I recommend dressing with comfort and security as the focus: wearing supportive shoes, bringing water (ideally in a reusable bottle), and a small, secure bag to hold essentials like your phone, wallet, and keys. On hot Texas days, I recommend protective clothing such as a hat, wearing light, spf clothing, and sunscreen.
Most importantly, just come as you are. You may be surprised by how natural it feels to meet for therapy while outside in nature.
To see some images of my time outdoors, you may view my Instagram account, @mindfulscape