Brittney Stokes, LCSW

Brittney Stokes is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing relationships, low self-esteem, anxiety, depression, and life changes. She names career struggles, parenting strain, addiction concerns, grief, and trauma among the issues she supports. Her approach is practical and straightforward, aimed at reducing day-to-day stress and improving how people cope.

She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing. Sessions focus on identifying unhelpful thoughts, building coping skills, and practicing small behavior changes between meetings. Conversations are guided by the client’s priorities rather than a fixed agenda.

People can expect a calm, nonjudgmental tone. Brittney encourages open talk about feelings and choices and works to create a space where clients can be honest about setbacks and successes. She frames progress as gradual and collaborative, not instant.

With eleven years of experience, she has worked across issues such as attachment and abandonment, body image, caregiver stress, codependency, and intimacy concerns. She also supports people dealing with forgiveness, guilt and shame, infidelity, jealousy, and questions about life purpose.

Brittney is licensed as an LCSW in Texas and New York and practices from Texas. She offers multiple online session formats to fit different routines and preferences. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions to suit their needs.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It involves noticing patterns of thinking that cause distress and practicing new ways of responding to reduce anxiety, depression, and stress. Client-Centered Therapy centers the conversation on the client's experience, with the therapist listening, reflecting, and helping people clarify their own goals and values. Dialectical Behavior Therapy teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills and is helpful for strong emotions, relationship conflict, and chronic stress.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will listen to the person's goals, try strategies, and adjust the plan based on what helps most. This collaborative process aims to match techniques to the client's needs and preferences rather than imposing a single method.

Online therapy offers flexibility to fit sessions into busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for skill practice and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for short check-ins, coaching-style support, and ongoing encouragement between sessions. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care and to try different formats as needs change.