Dr. Kwajalin Brown
“If at first you don’t succeed...do what your therapist advised the first time!
”Therapy is for everyone. Yes you too!”
”You get out of therapy what you put into it.”
Let’s take an eat, pray, love journey together.”
Dr. Kwajalin Brown, or Dr. Kwaj, holds degrees in Health Administration, Health Education, Health Promotion, Public Health, Human Behavior and Family Studies, and Social Work from The University of Alabama and a Doctor of Social Work from The University of Southern California.
Dr. Brown is the creator of the Teachers Child Abuse Reporting and Education Training, or Teachers C.A.R.E.S with correlating lectures, tool kits, short-form videos, manuals, and asynchronous training.
Dr. Brown has over 15 years of clinical behavioral health experience ranging from the medical field to behavioral health diagnostics and treatment. She has experience providing behavioral health services to adults, adolescents, children, couples, families, and groups. Areas of specialty are:
Abuse and Neglect
Anxiety
Childhood Trauma
Chronic illness
Depression
Grief and loss
Parenting concerns, especially among parents of neuroatypical children
She uses an eclectic yet client-centered tool kit of modalities to yield therapeutic results.
“I opened Compass Rose Behavioral Health because I believe there is more than one way to provide evidenced-based therapeutic interventions that are less ridged and more palatable. I believe in providing quality behavioral health services with a down-to-earth approach.”
Dr. Brown now lives in Tuscaloosa with her family and is currently licensed in Alabama, Idaho, and New Jersey.
“I believe in providing therapy in a way that feels real and authentic.”
“My session are a mutual learning experience. I learn from you and you will learn from me.”
“There is no judgment in my sessions. It is a safe place to be your self.”
“If you are a patient of mine you will come away having learned things about your self and your growth and development that you didn’t know.”
What People Are Saying
About Dr. Brown
&
Compass Rose Behavioral Health
“I love to hear Dr. Brown speak she keeps my attention and the information is always applicable to daily practice.”
—H.Y.
“Thank you Dr. Brown for educating me on A.D.D. You really saved me last week. I thought I was losing it! Now I’m not afraid anymore. I’m informed and ready to talk to my PCP about medications .”
— R.W
“I had a difficult client and had not idea what to do next. I thought I need to refer this client out. I consulted with Dr. Brown on this case. She educate me or things I never knew nor considered and provide me with new therapeutic interventions to help this client. I used it in the session and was able to connect with the client and help them. Thanks for the consultation Dr. Brown.”
— P.F
“Your know you love your therapist when you bypass your best friend and tell your therapist! I love Dr. Brown! If she’s not-I don’t know why she’s not your therapist too!”
—M.J.
“Dr. Brown is extremely good with teens! My teen, who has been very difficult for the past few years, wouldn’t talk to me but Dr. Brown was able to get through to her. Therapy with Dr. Brown made a difference in my teens life.”
— T.C
“I called Compass Rose on a whim and I’m glad I did. Dr. Brown was able to get me in quickly and start helping me with my anxiety and depression. I see her weekly faithfully because I know I need it. Thank you Dr. Brown and Compass Rose for taking me on as a client on short notice. ”
— Z. G