Team

Keisha Saunders-Waldron
LCMHCS, LPCC, ACS, NCC, BC-TMH

Executive Therapist | CEO & Founder | Clinical Supervisor | Professor

Keisha Saunders-Waldron is the CEO and Founder of Confidential Confessions Counseling Services, PLLC, a behavioral health practice serving individuals and couples in North Carolina and Ohio. A licensed clinical mental health counselor and clinical supervisor with more than two decades of experience in behavioral health, Keisha specializes in anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship concerns, workplace burnout, life transitions, and the unique pressures experienced by high-performing professionals.

Known for combining clinical expertise with practical, culturally responsive and trauma-informed care, Keisha works with professionals, executives, entrepreneurs, couples, and individuals navigating stress, difficult decisions, communication challenges, and emotional overload. Her approach helps clients gain clarity, strengthen communication, establish healthier boundaries, and create sustainable change.

In addition to her clinical leadership, Keisha serves as an adjunct professor at Northwestern University and is a Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses alumna. A nationally featured mental health and relationship expert, her insights have appeared in Oprah Daily, TIME, Forbes, SELF, Business Insider, Essence, Authority Magazine, and other national and regional media.

Brittany
MA, LCMHC

Brittany received her Master’s Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling in March 2016 from South University in Greensboro, NC. She has worked as a Mental Health Professional for six-plus years, including as a Homeless Shelter Childcare Professional, Maternity Group Home Manager, and Private Therapist in a private practice since 2016. As a private Therapist, Brittany provides a solution-focused theoretical approach to counseling using Reality Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to create change.

Clients will understand that the therapeutic relationship is a partnership in which they will be expected to put in the effort for homework, be accountable, and be present within the counseling process. Brittany’s goal as a counselor is to provide a safe environment where we can explore your primary interests, develop goals and determine strengths and assets as you move toward your new desired behavior.

Ruby
MS, LCMHC-A

Ruby Brake is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Associate (A20516) who received her Master’s Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling in 2024 from Capella University. Ruby knew from a young age that she wanted to help people, leading her to start her journey with her Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Additionally, she holds a graduate certificate in Contemporary Theory in Mental Health Services from Capella University. Ruby has a passion for working with people from all walks of life, offering them a safe environment in which they can open up and be themselves. Ruby works from a Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy approach, placing an emphasis on the important interactions between thoughts, emotions, and behavior.

Ruby understands that each individual’s story is different, and she provides you with the space to tell your story how you see fit. She is skilled in working with adults dealing with depression, anxiety, grief, stress, as well as balancing life’s different roles and transitions. In sessions with Ruby, you can expect to be met with warmth and a non judgemental space where you can be heard. With a strong desire to see her clients succeed, Ruby looks forward to meeting you and assisting in your journey to where peace is not a state of mind, it is reality.