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Caroline Brennan

Therapist · Florida

Caroline Brennan

LCSW

Career-focused counselor offering practical support

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  • Stress and anxiety
  • Relationship help
  • Career concerns

About Caroline

Caroline Brennan is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Florida who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, self-esteem struggles, grief, anger, career concerns, and life changes. She also supports people dealing with ADHD, compassion fatigue, and LGBT-related concerns. Caroline focuses on practical steps people can take now to feel steadier and more in control.

Caroline uses a direct but warm style in sessions. She listens first and then helps clients name what feels most urgent. Conversations often include small skills to reduce stress, clearer ways to communicate, and short exercises to shift difficult thoughts or reactions.

Her approach blends attachment-based ideas, client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, emotionally-focused strategies, and mindfulness tools. That mix lets her tailor each session to what a person needs in the moment. Sessions move at the client’s pace and focus on usable strategies between meetings.

Caroline draws on three years of social work practice and brings a practical, supportive mindset to therapy. She aims to make space for difficult feelings while helping people try new ways of coping. Many people come away with clearer priorities and calmer reactions.

If someone wants to begin, the next step is to use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability. The subscription used for sessions can be canceled at any time.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseParenting issuesSelf esteem

Also works with

LGBTFamily conflictsGriefAnger managementCareer difficultiesDepressionCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFirst responder issuesImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSelf-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

3+ years

Credentials

Florida

Languages

English

Approaches that shape online work

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships influence current feelings and behavior. It helps when people struggle with trust, closeness, or repeating painful patterns in relationships by naming those patterns and practicing new ways of relating.

Client-Centered Therapy puts the person’s experience at the center. The therapist listens closely, reflects what is heard, and follows the client’s pace so people feel understood and can explore what matters most to them.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches practical ways to notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It is often used for anxiety, low mood, and stress by practicing small experiments and new habits between sessions.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust them as needed.

Confirm the current session options before booking so they match your needs. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when useful. If a session without video is preferable because of bandwidth or a brief work break, discuss that option when scheduling. The therapist will help adapt the work to fit everyday life and responsibilities.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she help with?

She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting problems, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, career questions, and related issues such as ADHD and compassion fatigue.

What is her general therapy style?

She listens first and then offers practical, down-to-earth strategies. Sessions focus on clear steps people can try between meetings.

What experience does she have?

She has three years of practice as a licensed clinical social worker working with a range of concerns including trauma, family conflict, and workplace difficulties.

What credentials and location information are available?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Florida.

Which languages are used in sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients work with her?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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