About Us
The Full Story
In our fast-paced, tech-driven world, we’ve become accustomed to quick solutions that provide instant gratification. While this can be convenient, it has also made it more difficult to deal with discomfort or manage stress in healthy ways. As a result, many of us find ourselves reacting impulsively to emotions and struggling to handle life’s everyday challenges without relying on immediate relief.
At Brain Repair, we believe that true fulfillment comes from learning how to navigate life’s ups and downs with resilience and balance. We focus on helping our clients develop lasting, adaptive coping skills that empower them to handle stress, improve relationships, and manage daily discomfort with confidence. Our goal is to help you build a strong foundation for long-term mental and emotional well-being.
Our Mission
When life feels overwhelming, it’s easy to turn to habits like binge-watching TV, scrolling through social media, or other distractions like shopping or emotional eating. These behaviors may offer a brief escape, but they often mask deeper issues and can create more stress in the long run. What feels like a quick fix now can ultimately leave us facing bigger challenges tomorrow.
At Brain Repair, our mission is to help you build healthier ways of coping—ways that allow you to handle discomfort and stress without relying on short-term fixes that drain your future happiness. We’re here to support you in creating lasting, positive change so you can live with more peace and resilience, today and tomorrow.
Our Origin
Years ago, during graduate school, I was tasked with addressing one of society’s biggest challenges. The project I chose focused on mental health and the importance of teaching coping skills in schools. At the time, I realized that many of the ways we cope today involve seeking quick, temporary fixes from external sources. That insight sparked a passion in me to help others build healthier, more sustainable coping strategies.
Since then, my mission has always been to guide people toward tools and skills that support long-term mental well-being. Brain Repair is the realization of that vision—a way to provide education and training in effective coping strategies, empowering individuals to live more resilient and fulfilling lives.
Doug Pleiman, LCSW, LAADC
Clinical Director
