Our Team
Celeste Bryson, Ph.D., Founder and CEO
Dr. Celeste Bryson established Thriving in March 2019. She has a sincere heart and passion to serve others in the community, especially those who are hurting and experiencing life's challenges. She believes that building and maintaining successful partnerships with other organizations can contribute to a thriving community.
Educational Background
Dr. Bryson earned her Doctorate of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Clinical Psychology in 2010. She has often utilized her professional skills while serving others in the community.
Professional Career Experiences
In 2003, Dr. Bryson began her work experience providing community-based and educational services to individuals with mental health problems. In 2005, Dr. Bryson transitioned to working with individuals with mental health problems in the juvenile and adult court system (forensic psychology). She provided psychological forensic assessment services to individuals suffering from psychiatric disorders and charged with criminal offenses. She worked with adolescents and adults charged with misdemeanors to capital murder charges. In 2009, she began working at a group practice providing psychotherapeutic services to children, adolescents, and adults. Her experience has also included managing state and federal grants, contracts, and executive oversight for mental and behavioral health inpatient and outpatient treatment services.
The majority of Dr. Bryson's career includes being responsible for overseeing operations, administration, training, development, consultation, and technical assistance services. In addition, her experience has included providing consultation to health and human service professionals, nurses, medical doctors, educational staff and administrators, attorneys, judges, and community agencies. She has experience creating work flow processes and systemic approaches in order to improve operations. She has provided training and professional development to healthcare professionals to improve their skills in working with individuals in the community.
Family Life
Dr. Bryson has been married to Michael Bryson since 2005. They have six children and a grandson. She loves spending time with her loved ones, especially on family fun night.