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Understand first
We begin by listening carefully and recognizing the whole person, not only the reason they arrived.
Care grounded in experience
Support for the work of coming home.
Napier Counseling, Inc provides reentry programming, behavior supports, and mental health counseling—offered by people who understand the road because they have lived experience with incarceration, addiction, and recovery.
Moral Reconation Therapy programs
Employment support
Cash-pay counseling
About us
Professional care, shaped by lived experience.
Napier Counseling was built around a simple belief: people are more likely to trust support when the people offering it understand what change can cost—and what it can make possible.
Our staff bring lived experience with incarceration and addiction/recovery. That experience informs how we listen, how we encourage accountability, and how we stay present when the work becomes difficult.
Led by President Brittany L. Napier, whose career includes 22 years in service work, Napier Counseling brings together structured reentry programming, practical behavior supports, and mental health counseling in one thoughtful place.
We are building from a strong foundation—and leaving room to grow alongside the people and communities we serve.
“Empathy from experience changes the conversation.”
It helps people feel seen without being reduced to a past decision, a diagnosis, or a difficult chapter. From there, real work can begin.
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Build practical change
Programs focus on concrete choices, relationships, coping, and next steps that can carry into daily life.
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Grow with purpose
Our services are designed to deepen over time as community needs and new opportunities emerge.
Programs & services
Structured support for reentry and everyday life.
Start with the service that fits today. Programs can provide a clear path while leaving room for the next step.
01 · Reentry programming
Reentry Programming for Incarcerated Individuals
MRT — Mentor
Mentor-supported MRT progress, with encouragement and accountability from someone who understands the process.
MRT — Anger Management
Practical work for noticing triggers, slowing down reactions, and choosing safer responses under pressure.
MRT — Untangling Relationships
A closer look at relationship patterns, boundaries, communication, and what healthier connection requires.
MRT — Trauma
Supportive work for understanding the effects of trauma and strengthening steadiness, safety, and resilience.
MRT — Parenting
Guidance for rebuilding trust and practicing communication, consistency, and care within family life.
MRT — Staying Quit
Tools for protecting recovery, anticipating difficult moments, and reinforcing choices that support lasting change.
MRT — Thinking for Good
Exercises for challenging unhelpful thought patterns and practicing decisions that lead toward a better future.
Employment Program
Job-readiness support that helps participants prepare for work and take practical steps toward employment.
Getting Started
An orientation point for learning what to expect, asking questions, and understanding how to begin.
See the full reentry program page →
02 · Behavior supports
Behavior Supports for Acquired Brain Injuries / Developmental Disabilities
Support centered on everyday life, independence, participation, and quality of life for people with acquired brain injuries or developmental disabilities.
Cash-pay service03 · Counseling
Mental Health Counseling
One-to-one counseling for support, perspective, and practical work toward personal goals, offered in a calm and respectful setting.
Cash-pay serviceGrowing with our community
Napier Counseling is intentionally building room for what comes next. Future directions on our roadmap include juvenile justice and expanded substance-use work; these are growth areas, not current offerings.
Classes & cohorts
New groups form on a rolling basis.
MRT groups and employment classes start as cohorts form — in facilities and in the community. There is no fixed calendar to miss: reach out and we’ll talk about the next start.
MRT cohorts
Groups begin when a cohort forms at a facility or in the community. Facilities and participants can ask about upcoming starts any time.
Ask about the next cohort →Employment classes
Employment Program classes run alongside reentry programming, and instructors can prepare a whole class roster with the batch résumé tools.
See Employment Classes →Meet the team
Led by experience. Ready to grow.
Our staff section will continue to grow as Napier Counseling adds team profiles, headshots, credentials, and role descriptions.
Brittany L. Napier
MA, MAEd., LPCC-S · President
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“Since 2009, I have worked in some social service related field — from college kids at risk of dropping out to family preservation.”
Brittany leads Napier Counseling, Inc with a commitment to care grounded in lived experience. She guides the organization’s reentry, behavior support, and counseling mission as it grows.
- President, Napier Counseling, Inc — leading the organization since 2014
- Substance Abuse Program Director, Lee Adjustment Center — oversaw DOC Division of Addiction Services programming, 2021–2024
- Evidence-based program facilitator within the Kentucky Department of Corrections since 2012 — MRT, Anger Management, Relapse Prevention, Reentry, Seeking Safety, and trauma-specific psychoeducation
- Behavior Supports provider through Kentucky’s ABI Waiver program — Functional Behavior Assessment and Behavior Support Plans
- Certified in Moral Reconation Therapy and Breaking the Chains of Trauma; Seeking Safety fidelity rater and supervisor; Interactive Journaling certified trainer
- Education — M.A. Clinical Mental Health Counseling and M.A.Ed. School Counseling, Eastern Kentucky University; Graduate Certificate in Applied Behavior Analysis, Eastern Kentucky University
Sarah Prater, BA
Restrictive Housing Programs Unit Supervisor
Stacy Dortch, BS, T-CADC
Administration · Restrictive Housing Programs Unit Supervisor · Program Facilitator
Alejandra Saavedra, LPCC
Restrictive Housing Program Unit Supervisor
Charlene Drew, LPCA
Program Facilitator
Stories
In their own words.
This is where participants and partners will share what the work has meant to them — published only with their permission, in their own words.
Has Napier Counseling been part of your story?
If Napier Counseling has been part of your story and you’d like to share a few words, we’d be honored — reach out through the contact form and we’ll talk about sharing it here.
Share Your StoryAnnouncements
News from Napier Counseling.
New programs, expanded services, and community updates — as they happen.
October 2026
Our new website is live
Explore our programs and meet the team — reentry programming, behavior supports, and counseling, all in one place. Welcome.
October 2026
Résumé tools for employment classes
Instructors can now submit a whole class roster at once with the batch résumé upload, and students can request a free résumé any time. See the Employment Classes page.
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