How do you measure the impact of one person on a community? Is it in people’s lives changed, the number of days spent on the job, the years of care and support provided not only to clients, but staff, volunteers, and board members? In the case of our Grief Services Director, Britt Cowart, maybe you can’t really measure it at all, knowing that the sum of all that one person has provided is greater than the rest of us can count.
Britt is one of our veteran Full Circle staff members, first joining us in 2009 as a group leader. After a few years, she officially joined our clinical staff in 2012, becoming the first point of contact for all clients seeking services from Full Circle, responding to inquiries and conducting assessments to connect individuals and families with care. In 2018, Britt became one of our first individual therapists and soon after assumed the role of Grief Services Director, which she has held until now. While holding this role, Britt has also acted as a compassionate and caring individual therapist for so many, and a supervisor to our therapists and for our clinical graduate students who are entering the field of social work. In the many hats she wore, Britt truly bridged the gap between our administrative and clinical teams with equal parts ease and grace.
But Britt is also more than her resume or list of accomplishments while at Full Circle. She’s at her core a compassionate human being, whether her role is mother, partner, coworker, or if you’re lucky enough to be her next door neighbor. She never hesitates to ask how you are with genuine care and curiosity, bringing both a sense of calm and a fantastic laugh to any room.
At Britt’s farewell party surrounded by friends, family, staff, and board members, Full Circle’s Founder and Executive Director Allyson Drake had this to share about her impact:
Britt has sat with so many individuals, groups, and families who were shattered by traumatic loss. She carried their stories with compassion, dignity, and strength.
She has a remarkable gift: she make people feel listened to, respected, and cared for. She brings warmth, authenticity, and calmness into every space she enters. Her unconditional positive regard for others is rare—so rare that I am genuinely sorry for anyone who won’t get the chance to witness her magic up close. She is beautiful inside and out, full of kindness, light, humor, and heart.
As Britt steps into this next chapter, I wish her everything she so deeply deserves: rest, joy, travel, love, peace. Whatever fills her soul. She leaves behind not just programs, systems, and clients who adore her, but a legacy. A real, lasting legacy.
She has shaped Full Circle in ways that will remain long after today. She leaves a piece of herself here, and we will feel it always.
While we are immeasurably sad to see Britt leave Full Circle and take a well-earned sabbatical from her professional life, our sadness is outweighed by our immense gratitude for her time and talent. We are so lucky that we all got to spend so many years with Britt in the office, working alongside her, watching her work her counseling magic, spreading light and love every place she went.
Congratulations on your next adventure, Britt! All of us at Full Circle know you will shine brightly at whatever lies around the riverbend for you.
Full Circle Grief Center 