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.
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
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Brenda is wonderful. She’s been helping me with the grief and guilt of losing a pet. She’s very understanding and compassionate, and it feels freeing to be able to explain difficult thoughts and feelings to someone who won’t judge. I strongly recommend her!
Written on Jan 18, 2025 after therapy with Brenda for 3 weeks on issues concerning grief, and compassion fatigue
She makes it easy to talk with her and it’s clear she cares.
Written on Jan 12, 2025 after therapy with Brenda for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, and self esteem
Brenda has been so wonderful! I went through a difficult time in life and she was able to help get me through a traumatic part as well as continue to help as I heal and grow in a calmer part. She offers great resources and has taught me skills I still use every day. Highly recommend!
Written on Jan 07, 2025 after therapy with Brenda for 2 years and 6 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, and anger management
Strongly recommend Brenda.
Written on Jan 07, 2025 after therapy with Brenda for 1 month on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, coaching, and adhd
Brenda is such an empathic and caring human. She listens and provides tangible advice and exercises to work on your mental health!
Written on Nov 29, 2024 after therapy with Brenda for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, anger management, bipolar disorder, and adhd
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
Brenda is awesome. She is very caring and listens well. She gives great advice and guidance. I have seen improvement in my anxiety in a short amount of time thanks to Brenda! Highly recommend her.
Written on Feb 25, 2024 after therapy with Brenda for 2 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, and coping with life changes
Brenda has been helpful thus far; largely just listening to my issues in a nonjudgmental way and offering insights or asking question. I have appreciated the outlet.
Written on Nov 13, 2023 after therapy with Brenda for 3 months on issues concerning relationship issues, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, and parenting issues
For the past 6 months Brenda has been supporting me in navigating life transitions. Each therapy session is focused on my current needs and at the end I feeling like a had a break through. If I ever need professional support, Brenda will be at the top of my list.
Written on Oct 23, 2023 after therapy with Brenda for 8 months on issues concerning trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, and coping with life changes
Very professional
Written on Apr 20, 2023 after therapy with Brenda for 1 month
Brenda is a gem!!! She is wonderful, kind and compassionate. She listens and validates my feelings and all her advice is absolutely thoughtful and extremely helpful . I feel 100 lbs lighter after each of our sessions!! She is a pro!! THANK YOU, Brenda!!!
Written on Mar 05, 2023 after therapy with Brenda for 4 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, eating disorders, parenting issues, self esteem, coping with life changes, and adhd
She is awesome
Written on Feb 13, 2023 after therapy with Brenda for 3 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, eating disorders, and self esteem
Great support
Written on Feb 07, 2023 after therapy with Brenda for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, parenting issues, self esteem, and adhd
Brenda is such a pleasure to work with! She makes me feel understood and appreciated and she offers great ways to deal with the issues we discuss.
Written on Jan 10, 2023 after therapy with Brenda for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, and adhd
Amazing therapist! I have met with so many therapists in my life, and no one has exceeded my expectations like Brenda. She is compassionate, understanding, and incredibly helpful. I am grateful that I had the opportunity talk with her!
Written on Dec 22, 2022 after therapy with Brenda for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, self esteem, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue
It's hard to find a good therapist but I felt immediately at ease with Brenda. She's a very good listener but also offers very helpful insights
Written on Dec 07, 2022 after therapy with Brenda for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, family conflicts, grief, sleeping disorders, self esteem, and coping with life changes
Brenda always seems to understand what I'm going through and provides such helpful guidance.
Written on Nov 30, 2022 after therapy with Brenda for 7 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, grief, sleeping disorders, self esteem, coping with life changes, and adhd
Gives good life tips
Written on Nov 23, 2022 after therapy with Brenda for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, addictions, and parenting issues
Brenda is the best.
Written on Oct 06, 2022 after therapy with Brenda for 2 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, and career difficulties
Brenda is very caring compassionate and knowledgeable. I have been able to open up like I never have before!
Written on Sep 06, 2022 after therapy with Brenda for 2 weeks
My therapist is amazing
Written on Sep 03, 2022 after therapy with Brenda for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, bipolar disorder, coping with life
I appreciate that Brenda has been extremely supportive of me since our initial meeting. She had a book recommendation that I obtained the book immediately. It has been a great supplement to our counseling sessions. I am happy that we are paired together. She is great. :)
Written on Jul 06, 2022 after therapy with Brenda for 1 month on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, eating disorders, self esteem, anger management, and career difficulties
Brenda has been very helpful to me. I’d recommend her to anyone. She’s a very intelligent and compassionate therapist.
Written on Jun 28, 2022 after therapy with Brenda for 1 month on issues concerning relationship issues, family conflicts, eating disorders, parenting issues, and anger management
She's a wonderful person and great therapist. She's helped me a lot in just one session. She's taught me a few methods to combat my anxiety and supplied me with CBT worksheets. I recommend her.
Written on Jun 27, 2022 after therapy with Brenda for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, coping with life changes, coaching, compassion fatigue, and adhd
She really listens and is very empathetic
Written on Jun 24, 2022 after therapy with Brenda for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression
Great therapist. Really helped me overcome my anxiety. I'd recommend Brenda to a friend. Thankyou Brenda :)
Written on Jun 23, 2022 after therapy with Brenda for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, eating disorders, and self esteem
Oh, Brenda has been wonderful and answers all my questions - her experience is super valuable
Written on Jun 06, 2022 after therapy with Brenda for 3 weeks on issues concerning parenting issues
One of a kind amazing therapist
Written on Jun 01, 2022 after therapy with Brenda for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self esteem, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, and coaching
So far, my meetings with Brenda have been very helpful. She listens, offers guidance & suggestions & never makes me feel like my thoughts/feelings are invalid.
Written on May 19, 2022 after therapy with Brenda for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, family conflicts, and trauma and abuse
Brenda is top knotch. Super supportive and a true pleasure to speak with.
Written on May 17, 2022 after therapy with Brenda for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, and coping with life changes
She’s a wonderful woman who’s helped me a ton during the few meetings we’ve had.
Written on Apr 22, 2022 after therapy with Brenda for 2 months on issues concerning self esteem, career difficulties, bipolar disorder, and adhd
Ms. Brenda has been an absolute blessing in my life. She completely understands my needs, gives techniques and things to work on and think on for the upcoming week. She is compassionate, caring and realistic. I highly recommend.
Written on Apr 06, 2022 after therapy with Brenda for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, anger management, and coping with life changes
In a very short time, Brenda has facilitated a return to hopefulness for me. She is kind, caring, and gentle in her approach. She is the right therapist at the right time for me. As I address long term trauma, and short term goals to resume post-pandemic life, her guidance and confidence building is essential.
Written on Mar 21, 2022 after therapy with Brenda for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, and self esteem
She is great!
Written on Mar 11, 2022 after therapy with Brenda for 3 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, depression, and trauma and abuse
She listen, help and respect the patient.
I don't know how to complement someone who reach and help. All I can say she is THE BEST
Written on Feb 24, 2022 after therapy with Brenda for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, self esteem, and adhd
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