Glen Briggs, LCSW

Glen Briggs is a New York State Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 37 years of practice. He greets people with a straightforward, respectful manner and focuses on practical steps toward change. Glen values a collaborative relationship and talks plainly about goals and options in therapy.

He has long experience in community behavioral health and has worked in mental health and addiction clinics. He has provided individual therapy, group counseling, psycho-educational groups, couples counseling, family therapy, and crisis phone counseling. Those experiences shaped his preference for solution-focused strategies and developing real-world coping skills.

Glen often draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as part of his work, but he keeps the approach flexible. He asks for regular feedback so sessions match what people find most helpful. He prefers to agree on goals and ways of working early on so sessions stay practical and directed.

Many people come to him with stress, anxiety, relationship problems, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, parenting strain, anger, career concerns, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and issues around intimacy. He aims to help people build skills to manage symptoms and to address the immediate problems that interfere with daily life.

Glen makes use of online counseling methods as another way to connect. He blends a direct, nonjudgmental style with occasional humor to keep conversations grounded and approachable. If someone wants a clear, problem-solving route, he focuses on steps that can be practiced between sessions.

How Glen Uses Practical Approaches in Online Therapy

Glen relies on methods that focus on clear goals and useful skills. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, in his practice, means identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical experiments. This helps with anxiety, depression, and stress by giving concrete things to try between sessions.

He also uses Solution-Focused Therapy which concentrates on small, achievable changes. That work highlights strengths and steps toward a preferred outcome rather than long analysis of the past. Client-Centered Therapy informs his tone - he listens for what matters to each person and adapts the pace and focus accordingly.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Glen works collaboratively to decide which methods fit a person's goals and preferences. He asks for ongoing feedback so the plan can be adjusted and so sessions stay useful.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can fit a short break at work or require less bandwidth. Live chat and text messaging are helpful for brief check-ins, ongoing support, or when typing feels easier than talking. These options make it simpler to schedule consistent sessions and keep therapy practical for busy lives.