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Caroline Brennan

Caroline Brennan, LCSW

LCSW - Anxiety and Relationship support

Florida

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Credentials
LCSW
License
LCSW, Florida / SW13311
NPI
1447994637
Experience
3 years
Languages
English
Location
Florida
  • Attachment-based work
  • Cognitive behavioral tools
  • Mindfulness practices

About Caroline

Caroline Brennan is an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in Florida with three years of experience. She works with stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, parenting, self-esteem, LGBT issues, family problems, grief, anger, career challenges, depression, coping with life changes, coaching, compassion fatigue, and ADHD.

Caroline listens carefully and focuses on the person rather than labels. She uses clear, practical conversation to identify patterns that cause distress. Sessions often involve talking through recent situations, learning small skills, and trying new ways of responding between meetings.

Her approach draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current behavior. She also uses client-centered methods that prioritize the person’s own goals and perspective. Cognitive behavioral techniques are used to spot unhelpful thoughts and test them with real-life experiments.

Emotionally-focused work helps when relationship feelings feel confusing or overwhelming, and mindfulness strategies are offered to reduce reactivity and improve moment-to-moment focus. Caroline mixes these methods to address whatever the person brings into sessions.

In practice she helps people make practical changes like improving communication, managing anger, reducing anxiety symptoms, and planning for life transitions. For parents she tackles common stresses around caregiving, blended families, and adoption or foster care concerns. The emphasis is on clear steps and steady progress rather than quick fixes.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current reactions. Online sessions can use conversation to map those patterns and practice different ways of relating in everyday life. Client-centered therapy focuses on the person’s own goals and experience; the therapist listens and follows what matters most to the client while offering support and reflection. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) teaches concrete skills to test unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors through small experiments and homework tasks.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That choice can change over time as problems shift and progress is made.

Please confirm the specific session formats before booking because the biography does not list them. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, or let someone join without travel. Therapists and licensed professionals adapt exercises and homework to the online setting so progress continues between meetings.

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

Listed in

Florida

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, self-esteem, grief, anger, career challenges, depression, and related topics including ADHD and compassion fatigue.

What is her general therapy style?

She uses a conversational, practical style that focuses on listening, identifying patterns, and trying concrete skills between sessions.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has three years of experience as an LCSW working in clinical settings in Florida.

What are her credentials and location?

She is an LCSW licensed in Florida and practices with clients in that state.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the United States work with her?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

How are sessions scheduled and paid for?

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

How do I begin working with her?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

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