Brittney Fortson, LICSW, LCSW, CSW

Brittney Fortson is a licensed clinical social worker in Alabama who helps people facing family conflict, trauma and abuse, intimacy challenges, parenting stress, and low self-esteem. She brings 14 years of practice to sessions and focuses on making the first step feel manageable. Her tone is steady and straightforward, aimed at people who want clear help for real problems.

In sessions she creates an open, nonjudgmental space where people can speak honestly about painful experiences. Conversations focus on practical steps people can try between meetings. She listens for patterns that keep problems repeating and helps identify small changes that make daily life easier.

Brittney uses tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify values and take committed action toward them. Client-centered principles guide how she listens and responds to each person.

Her work often addresses family of origin issues, blended family challenges, and communication breakdowns. She also supports people dealing with attachment wounds, abandonment, codependency, and forgiveness. There is experience helping with substance-related struggles and the stresses caregivers face.

Sessions are offered in English and are arranged to fit each person’s routine. Brittney holds the credentials LICSW, LCSW, and CSW and practices in Alabama. She aims to make therapy practical and paced to the client’s needs.

How therapy approaches translate to online care

CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. Online CBT often uses short exercises and homework to practice between sessions and address issues like anxiety, low self-esteem, or relationship patterns.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values. In video or messaging sessions ACT work can include values clarification, mindfulness practices, and planning actions that fit daily life.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Brittney will help clients choose or blend methods based on their goals, needs, and personal preferences. That choice is made together and can shift as progress is made.

Online sessions offer flexible ways to meet. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can fit into a break or commute, and live chat or text-based messaging can be used for shorter check-ins or when typing feels easier. These formats make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy routine while using the chosen therapeutic tools.