Brandy Colson, LCSW, CSW

Brandy Colson is a licensed clinical social worker with more than 11 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and major life changes. She uses practical, goal-focused methods to help clients make small, meaningful shifts that add up over time.

She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and replace them with clearer, more useful perspectives. She also uses Solution-Focused Therapy to set achievable goals and build on what’s already working in someone’s life. Trauma-Focused Therapy helps when past hurt continues to affect day-to-day functioning.

Brandy works with concerns ranging from parenting and family tensions to relationship worries, grief, anger, and self-esteem struggles. She also addresses issues like addiction, codependency, hoarding, and compassion fatigue. Brandy pays attention to practical steps people can take between sessions to practice new skills.

Clients can expect a collaborative approach where their experience guides the work. Brandy emphasizes strengths and small, doable changes rather than overwhelming plans. She checks in about progress and adjusts plans when something isn’t working.

Based in Florida, she holds LCSW and CSW credentials and brings experience supporting people through adoption and foster care challenges, aging and end-of-life concerns, commitment and communication problems, and more. Her style is straightforward, supportive, and focused on real-world results.

Approaches that guide online sessions

Brandy uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change thinking patterns that worsen anxiety, depression, or stress. CBT focuses on practical exercises and small experiments to test new ways of thinking and acting.

She also uses Solution-Focused Therapy to sharpen goals and identify existing strengths. This approach emphasizes brief, action-oriented steps that can produce quick, manageable progress. Trauma-Focused Therapy is used when past events still affect daily life; it involves careful processing and grounding strategies to reduce ongoing distress.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will ask about your goals, try different techniques, and adjust the plan based on what helps most. This collaborative process makes it easier to find methods that fit your needs and preferences.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for in-depth conversation and skill practice. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and messaging let people send updates or try brief coaching between sessions. These options provide flexibility so therapy can fit around work, caregiving, or other commitments.