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Dr. Kerene Brown

LICSW, LCSW, CSW

Dr. Kerene Brown, LICSW, LCSW, CSW

Licensed social worker guiding practical change

Licensed in Georgia, District of Columbia ยท Accepting new clients
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About Kerene

Dr. Kerene Brown is a licensed clinical social worker who practices in Georgia. She holds LICSW, LCSW, and CSW credentials and has seven years of clinical experience helping adults through stressful life changes and emotional challenges.

She works with people facing anxiety, depression, mood concerns, and the effects of trauma and abuse. She also helps those dealing with relationship and family stresses, grief, parenting strain, and identity questions. Her background includes attention to burnout and compassion fatigue as well as attention-deficit concerns.

Her style is warm and direct. Sessions focus on practical skills and clearer thinking. People can expect to talk about current problems, learn coping strategies, and practice small changes that build over time.

Dr. Brown uses a mix of approaches, including cognitive behavioral techniques and acceptance-oriented methods. She pays attention to how attachment and relationships shape feelings and decisions. The aim is to help people build steadier emotion regulation and better patterns with others.

She describes her work as collaborative and culturally aware. She listens for each person's strengths and values, and she helps set achievable goals. Her practice offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.

Approaches for online therapy and how they help

Dr. Brown often uses cognitive behavioral approaches to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors, which can reduce anxiety and improve mood. She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice difficult feelings, clarify values, and take small meaningful actions despite discomfort. Attachment-based ideas guide conversations about how early relationships shape current patterns and how to build more secure ways of relating.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to match methods to their goals, preferences, and life situation, adjusting strategies as progress is made. This means trying tools, checking what helps, and shifting focus when needed.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls provide a fuller conversational experience, while phone sessions can fit into a brief break or require less bandwidth. Live chat and text-based messaging let people check in between sessions, handle quick updates, or access shorter check-ins when a full session is hard to schedule. These options make it easier to keep momentum and practice skills on a regular basis.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, self-esteem problems, grief, parenting strain, bipolar concerns, ADHD, and related issues listed in her specialties.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style is collaborative and practical, focusing on skills, clearer thinking, and small behavioral changes that people can try between sessions.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has seven years of experience as a clinician working with adults on mood, stress, identity, and relationship-related challenges.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She holds LICSW, LCSW, and CSW credentials, with licensure noted in Georgia and Washington, DC; her practice is located in Georgia.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different communication preferences.

How does billing and cost work?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefParenting issuesAnger managementBipolar disorderCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismPanic disorder and panic attacksPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSelf-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

7+ years

Licensed

Georgia, District of Columbia

Languages

English

License and registration

LCSW, Georgia
CSW007577
LICSW, District of Columbia
LC200002009
NPI (National Provider Identifier)
1932781978

As listed on the therapist's professional profile. You can check a license with the state licensing board and an NPI in the national registry.

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