Brianna Gaines, LCSW

Brianna Gaines is a licensed clinical social worker who uses straightforward, practical strategies to help people manage stress, anxiety, mood concerns, and life changes. She aims to make therapy feel approachable and useful from the first visit. Her style is relaxed and focused on the person in front of her.

Brianna draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and other approaches to help clients notice unhelpful thinking and try different ways of coping. She pairs skill-building with attention to values and what matters most. Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented, with space to talk through emotions and everyday obstacles.

She has three years of experience supporting people after trauma and abuse, during relationship strain, and while coping with grief or substance concerns. Brianna also helps with parenting stress, workplace pressure, compassion fatigue, and challenges linked to ADHD and bipolar disorder. Her work includes communication problems, forgiveness, guilt and shame, and building self-love.

Her client-centered attitude means she adapts techniques to each person's pace and needs. She uses tools from acceptance-based therapies and mindfulness to help people stay present and act on their values. Practical exercises and small experiments between sessions are common.

Brianna emphasizes steady support and resources so clients can practice new skills outside sessions. She keeps language simple and aims for clear next steps so people feel less overwhelmed. The overall goal is to increase coping options and help people move toward the life they want.

How Brianna’s approaches work online

Brianna uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot thoughts that lead to unhelpful feelings and behaviors and then test new ways of thinking and acting. CBT is often useful for anxiety, depression, and stress when practical strategies are needed.

She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which focuses on clarifying personal values and taking small steps toward them even when difficult emotions are present. ACT can help with motivation, life transitions, and coping with persistent worries. Client-Centered Therapy guides her tone and pace, making sessions collaborative and tuned to the individual's needs.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. She will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then try techniques that fit the client's situation. Adjustments are made over time based on what helps.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy easier to fit into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited, and chat or text can suit shorter check-ins or days when messaging feels easier. These options aim to increase flexibility and keep steady progress moving forward.