About Brenda
Brenda Garcia helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and problems with relationships or addiction. She is Brenda Garcia, a licensed clinical social worker with ten years of practice. She offers a calm space to name difficult feelings and begin making small changes.
Her approach is straightforward and warm. Brenda listens without judgment and focuses on what matters most to each person. Sessions are driven by the client’s goals and paced to fit their needs.
How Brenda works
Brenda uses a mix of practical methods. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice difficult thoughts and choose values-based actions. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and build new habits.
Client-Centered Therapy guides the supportive, nonjudgmental tone of sessions. She works with a wide range of concerns including grief, eating issues, bipolar symptoms, compassion fatigue, ADHD, anger, and career stress. She also supports people facing abandonment, attachment issues, codependency, domestic violence history, and substance misuse.
Conversations can address both feelings and practical next steps. Brenda provides services in English and Spanish and is licensed in Florida and Texas as an LCSW. Sessions are available through video, phone, live chat, or text messaging to fit different schedules and comfort levels.
To begin, clients use the Start Therapy button and complete a short questionnaire to match and schedule.
Brenda lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
What Brenda works with
The areas below are the ones Brenda selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English, Spanish |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It focuses on choosing actions that match personal values, which can help with anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy identifies unhelpful thinking patterns and teaches concrete skills to change behavior and mood. This approach is helpful for anxiety, depression, and impulsive or compulsive habits. Client-Centered Therapy creates a supportive atmosphere where the therapist follows the client's lead and offers empathic listening to build trust and clarity.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences and recommend methods that fit their situation. This is a collaborative process and plans can shift as needs change.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video is useful for fuller conversation and visual cues, phone can work when bandwidth is limited, live chat allows shorter check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing, brief reflections. These options help people fit sessions into busy lives and different routines.
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