- Stress and anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Social anxiety
About Briana
Briana Dow is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in New York with four years of professional experience. She works with people who are coping with stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, and issues that affect confidence and motivation. Sessions address everyday problems that get in the way of functioning and connection.
Briana focuses on practical conversation and problem-solving. She helps clients talk through family tensions, communication issues, and patterns that undermine self-esteem. She also supports people dealing with grief, addiction-related concerns, and changes in life roles.
Her approach aims to break concerns into manageable steps. That can mean naming patterns, practicing different ways of responding, and setting small, observable goals. Briana works with clients on improving sleep, managing anger, and reducing avoidance that can happen with social anxiety and phobia.
Sessions can include discussion of intimacy-related concerns, coping with bipolar symptoms alongside daily routines, and strategies for handling shame or guilt. She also addresses more specific struggles such as hoarding behaviors, isolation, eating concerns, and finding life purpose.
Briana adapts conversations to the person in front of her and adjusts pacing to their needs. She asks about what has and hasn’t worked in the past, then outlines simple steps to try between sessions. The focus is on clear, practical change rather than jargon or long lectures.
How Briana approaches therapy online and by phone
Evidence-based therapeutic techniques focus on clear, practical steps rather than lengthy theory. One common approach is behavioral work that identifies avoidance and introduces graded exposure or new behaviors; this helps with anxiety and phobia by practicing tolerable steps toward feared situations. Another approach is skills-based problem solving that targets communication, emotional regulation, and routines; this supports work on relationships, sleep, anger, and managing mood changes.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will review your concerns, past attempts, and daily life to decide which techniques to try first. Goals, pace, and homework tasks are set together so adjustments can be made if something does not fit.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week and reduce travel time. It can also allow shorter check-ins when schedules demand them, or let someone avoid being on camera if that helps them engage. Licensed professionals can use the flexibility of remote sessions to support steady progress while clients keep commitments at work, school, or home.
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Experience
4+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
Briana works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, plus issues like self-esteem, grief, addictions, and social anxiety and phobia.
What is her therapy style like?
She uses practical conversation and problem-solving, breaking concerns into steps and setting small goals to try between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has four years of professional work experience as a practicing clinician.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is an LMFT licensed in New York and practices out of New York.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin scheduling a session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.