Brittany Cardoza, ATR-BC, LGPC, LGAT

Brittany Cardoza is aboard-certified art therapist in private practice in Washington, D.C. A Licensed Graduate Professional Counselor and Licensed Graduate Art Therapist, she specializes in anxiety, grief, life transitions, and medical concerns, and is trained in trauma treatment. Her experience spans clinical practice, rare disease advocacy, and nonprofit management.

Clinical practice

Brittany received hermaster’s degree in Art Therapy from The George Washington University in 2023.Her clinical training included internships on the Oncology/Hematology/BoneMarrow Treatment unit at Children’s National Hospital and at The George WashingtonUniversity Art Therapy Trauma Clinic.

Rare disease advocacy

Before becoming a therapist, Brittany spent six years as Director of Advocacy and Engagement forJordan’s Guardian Angels, a California-based nonprofit that funds and facilitates research toward a treatment and cure for Jordan’s Syndrome, a rare genetic disorder. She worked with rare disease foundations to identify needs in the rare disease community that could be addressed through state and federal legislation.

Education

Brittany also holds aNonprofit Executive Management Certificate from Georgetown University (2020)and a Bachelor of Science in Family Science from the University of Maryland, College Park (2017), and studied European clinical psychology in Copenhagen, Denmark(2016).

Areas of expertise

Her areas of expertise include anxiety, grief, life transitions, medical concerns, trauma, rare disease advocacy, and nonprofit management.

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