About Restartt
Restartt is a psychotherapy practice devoted to helping people understand, challenge, and reshape the thoughts that influence their emotional world. The practice is built on the belief that therapy should be structured, practical, and genuinely transformative—never vague, confusing, or one-size-fits-all.
Clinicians at Restartt speak openly and directly. They help clients identify the beliefs that keep them stuck, articulate the emotions that feel overwhelming, and build practical strategies to navigate everyday challenges with greater clarity and confidence. Skills are taught in real time, so clients walk away from sessions with tools they can use immediately—not in some distant future when circumstances happen to line up.
Professional background and therapeutic approach
Restartt’s team brings extensive training in evidence-based models, blending cognitive, motivational, and strengths-focused frameworks. Their approach integrates Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing, Rational Emotive Imagery, and strength-based practices. These tools support adults facing anxiety, depression, emotional dysregulation, and difficulties related to work stress, relationships, and self-esteem.
Restartt’s work extends beyond individual therapy. The practice regularly collaborates with organizations and professional teams, offering workshops and training sessions that explore how thinking patterns influence communication, productivity, and emotional stability. In these settings, Restartt translates psychological concepts into practical tools that teams can use to reduce burnout, strengthen resilience, and work together more effectively.
Therapy tailored to each person
The team at Restartt does not rely on prewritten treatment plans or predetermined timetables. Instead, therapy develops through thoughtful collaboration, where the client’s lived experience, values, and personal pace guide the work. Each session is designed to be meaningful and usable, helping clients apply new ideas and skills to their daily routines—at work, in relationships, and in moments of internal conflict.
As therapy progresses, clients often notice small but powerful shifts: fewer emotional spikes, more predictable responses to stress, or an increased ability to pause and think before reacting impulsively. These changes accumulate over time, shaping a more grounded, intentional way of living. Restartt’s clinicians place a strong emphasis on helping people understand why they feel and think the way they do, allowing them to build insight alongside skill.
To make this learning accessible, clinicians often introduce structured exercises and personalized strategies. While these tools vary from client to client, many focus on:
Recognizing patterns that fuel emotional distress
Challenging rigid or self-defeating beliefs
Practicing new responses to stress or conflict
Developing emotional discipline through repetition and reflection
These approaches support long-term change by helping clients build internal habits they can rely on even when life becomes chaotic or unpredictable.
Supporting real change with Restartt
Restartt is built around a simple but powerful belief: people can move forward when they understand and challenge the thinking patterns that hold them back. The practice draws on structured, skills-based therapies, especially REBT, to help clients build emotional steadiness, flexibility, and self-trust. Restartt supports people who want to make meaningful changes in how they think, feel, and respond to stress.
The practice emphasizes the importance of embracing discomfort as part of the process. Growth rarely feels effortless, but with support and the right tools, clients learn to approach difficult moments with clarity rather than fear.
Restartt’s mission extends beyond individual change into broader systems—families, workplaces, and communities. The practice encourages people to develop psychological tools to navigate life with greater confidence, compassion, and stability. By teaching clients to rely less on emotional reactivity and more on thoughtful reflection, Restartt helps them build healthier mindsets and take ownership of their emotional lives.
Our team
Bryanna Tartt, LCSW, CADCA
Founder & Psychotherapist
Michael Vivo, LPC
Certified REBT Practitioner
Our vision
To redefine what it means to “start over” by making emotional and behavioral change accessible, measurable, and lasting. We envision a world where people embrace discomfort as a gateway to growth, learn to stop disturbing themselves, and take responsibility for their own happiness without shame.
Our mission
To provide structured, skills-based therapy rooted in Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy that helps individuals, families. and communities develop healthier beliefs, resilient mindsets, and more fulfilling lives. We challenge the culture of avoidance and over-identification with emotion and instead promote accountability, self-acceptance, and cognitive flexibility.
Our values