ELEVATING RELATIONSHIPS, LLC
FORT MYERS, FLORIDA

Rashawn and Lori Brewster offer a couple’s perspective on issues that many couples experience. They understand that relationships can be challenging and that couples often find themselves in the midst of a busy life, struggling with connecting to each other in ways that invite joy and satisfaction. Having had generational and personal experiences with failed relationships, they began a 10 year journey of exploring the challenges that couples often face and learning about effective principles and tools that contribute to a fulfilling relationship. This journey of self-discovery ignited a passion for helping others to elevate their relationships. Both also work with clients individually in areas such as grief, anxiety, self-expression and self-esteem, life transitions, relationship concerns, decision making, and stress management. Lori and Rashawn achieved their Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy. Lori is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Rashawn is listed with the state as Registered Marriage and Family Therapist Intern. Lori and Rashawn have over 20 years combined experience working with children, youth, and families in many modalities. Please call Rashawn and Lori directly at (754) 900-1525 to schedule a confidential consultation. Lori has her Masters Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy, is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist – MT 3398, and is Co-Founder and Co-Owner of Elevating Relationships, LLC. Lori has multifaceted experience in the helping field since 2001 including mentoring, counseling, and case management as well as the development and implementation of programs and events within aftercare programs, faith-based institutions, and community-based organizations. Lori has participated in a variety of community advocacy organizations, has presented throughout the tri-counties on the suggested benefits of counseling services, and has received specialized training in crisis intervention with the National Organization for Victim Assistance, trained on the power of dialogue through Public Conversations, trained as a program educator in the Gottman 7 Principles Program aimed at increasing the vitality of couples relationships, and has completed the Gottman Level 1 training on best practices when working with couples by Drs. John and Julie Gottman who are researchers and pioneers in the field of couples therapy. Over the last few years, Lori has provided therapeutic support while working in a clinic, at a hospital, in a group home, in schools, with families in their homes, and in a private practice setting. Lori understands that it is often a crisis or major life event that brings individuals and couples to therapy, however, Lori is also an advocate for encouraging others to seek therapeutic support as a form of maintenance for overall wellbeing as one might do a routine visit with their doctor, get a massage, or exercise. Having worked for many years in community based provider agencies, Lori is aware of the misguided stigma connected to therapeutic services and celebrates those that are proactive in connecting to support services for overall wellbeing. Lori promotes the idea that therapy can be a positive tool that can assist with identifying strengths and resources that equip us to approach both common and challenging life events. Lori was born and raised in South Florida and also lived several years in Tennessee. She enjoys doing activities outdoors including kayaking and biking, actively attends and volunteers at her church, dabbles in painting, poetry, and photography, and loves spending time with her family, friends, husband and puppy. Rashawn has his Masters Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy, is a Registered Marriage and Family Therapist Intern- IMT 2537, and is Co-Founder and Co-Owner of Elevating Relationships, LLC. Rashawn is originally from East Tennessee where his passion for working with children, youth, individuals, couples, and families had its start in 2003 and he has continued his dedication to the helping field by working with non-profit, faith-based and community-based mental health agencies since his move to South Florida in 2008. Rashawn and his wife, Lori Brewster, launched Elevating Relationships, LLC in 2015 in hopes of offering the community a unique approach to couples counseling. Rashawn has a gifting in utilizing everyday concepts to assist clients in connecting therapeutic interventions to their own process of healing and growth. Rashawn has often utilized this gift to help men in relationships, who were uncertain of the therapeutic process, to understand the benefits of counseling by sharing an analogy of how even the greatest athletes had professional trainers and coaches to assist them in reaching their full potential. Similarly, individuals and couples can benefit from the guidance of trained professionals. Rashawn is passionate about the process of helping others to identify tools to navigate the challenges and the ups and downs of everyday life. Rashawn prescribes to a holistic-therapeutic approach that often includes humor and real life analogies and honors the story of every individual, couple or family he encounters and he believes in a therapeutic partnership that allows room for every client to uncover, or perhaps, rediscover their own resources and strengths thereby allowing them to move positively towards their goals. Rashawn’s career has been dedicated in large part to serving others including working in low-income communities and managing and developing programs aimed at increasing overall health and wellness. Additionally, he has received specialized training on the power of dialogue through Public Conversations, trained as a program educator in the Gottman 7 Principles Program aimed at increasing the vitality of couples relationships, and has completed the Gottman Level 1 training on best practices when working with couples by Drs. John and Julie Gottman who are researchers and pioneers in the field of couples therapy. Over the last few years, Rashawn has provided therapeutic support while working at a hospital, in a clinic, in a facility offering substance abuse counseling services, and in private practice. Additionally, Rashawn has facilitated spoken word groups with a focus on self-awareness and expression with teen boys.