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Brenda Cloyd, LISW-CP

Stress, Anxiety Addictions Trauma, Abuse Parenting issues Depression
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About me

I am a Licensed Clinical Social worker with over 25 years of helping clients heal and overcome personal challenges .
I am experienced in working with individuals, families and groups in a variety of settings including community mental health, private practice, trauma intervention and counseling, family preservation/parenting skills training, family law/mediation/divorce, and addiction treatment and coaching.

I am available to work with you around issues of grief, depression, anxiety, self-esteem, women's issues, relationship conflict, LGBT issues, family conflict/domestic violence, trauma/post-traumatic stress disorder, and substance abuse. My experience includes working with parents in navigating challenges of setting boundaries and developing positive discipline methods with children and teenagers, with a primary focus on healthy family systems.

My treatment modalities include: Cognitive Behavioral, Client-Centered Therapy, Family Systems, Emotionally Focused Therapy, Mindfulness-Based Therapy, Gottman-Relationship Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, 12-Step Recovery and Somatic Therapies to incorporate mind, body, and spirit into therapeutic healing.

If you choose to work with me, my counseling approach is non-judgmental, and empathetic. I see my role as a guide, a mentor to assist you on your journey to identify what you need in order to heal. My initial commitment to you is providing a safe environment for you as we work together to identify your therapy needs and identify your treatment goals. I believe every person has the ability to find their way to move forward and live a more purposeful, satisfying life.

I look forward to working with you!

Professional experience

20yrs in practice
Stress, Anxiety Addictions Trauma, Abuse Parenting issues Depression

Additional areas of focus: LGBT, Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Sleeping disorders, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Adoption and foster care, Aging and geriatric issues, Blended family issues, Codependency, Communication problems, Coping with natural or human-caused disaster, Dissociation, Divorce and separation, Domestic violence, Drug and alcohol addiction, Eating and food-related issues, Family of origin issues, Family problems, First responder issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, HIV / AIDS, Hospice and end-of-life counseling, Immigration issues, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Life purpose, Midlife crisis, Veteran and Armed Forces Issues, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders, Narcissism, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships, Postpartum depression, Post-traumatic stress, Prejudice and discrimination, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-love, Sex addiction, Sexual assault and abuse, Traumatic brain injury, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young adult issues

Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Existential Therapy, Gottman Method, Hypnotherapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, Somatic Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems

Services offered

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License information

SC LISW-CP 4723

Reviews

These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Brenda Cloyd. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.

Brenda has been a wonderful addition to my life direction in the past year and I appreciate her encouragement and support. She speaks with great intelligence and guidance

Written on Nov 04, 2024 after therapy with Brenda for 1 year and 7 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, self esteem, coping with life changes, and adhd

I feel seen and heard by Brenda. I am grateful I found her.

Written on Oct 25, 2024 after therapy with Brenda for 1 year and 8 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, coping with life changes, and coaching

Brenda is a great listener and really takes an interest in everything you have to say. She works closely with you to try and achieve any goals you might have and really and truly wants to help you be the best person you can be. She has a very calming presence and is very easy to talk to. She provides really amazing resources for you to use outside of therapy sessions so that you can continue to use the skills you are developing in therapy and apply them to your everyday life. She is awesome! I would highly recommend her to anyone who is thinking about giving therapy a try.

Written on Oct 01, 2024 after therapy with Brenda for 2 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, parenting issues, self esteem, coping with life changes, and adhd

The best potentially in the industry

Written on Jun 21, 2024 after therapy with Brenda for 10 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, self esteem, career difficulties, and adhd

I am very grateful to have Brenda as a therapist. She is kind, thoughtful, supportive, and empathetic. I’ve had difficult moments and could not have seen myself through them had it not been for her support. She is knowledgeable and experienced and has given me several tools to guide my wellbeing and healing.

Written on May 20, 2024 after therapy with Brenda for 1 year and 5 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, grief, intimacy-related issues, career difficulties, and coping with life changes

Brenda is a very calm and considerate voice. She offers a variety of ways to assist yourself in healing with any traumatic past experiences.

Written on May 07, 2024 after therapy with Brenda for 2 weeks on issues concerning trauma and abuse, and parenting issues