About Brenda
Brenda Sallee is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in Florida. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship struggles, and concerns about self-esteem. She also supports those dealing with addictions, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, and life changes.
Brenda keeps sessions straightforward and focused. She listens first, then works with each person to set clear goals. Sessions typically include practical tools to manage strong emotions and steps to improve communication and coping.
How Brenda works
Her work draws on several evidence-based methods. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) supplies skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance.
Client-Centered Therapy creates a respectful space where the client directs the pace of change. She also integrates Narrative Therapy to help people reframe their life stories, and Internal Family Systems to look at different parts of a person’s inner experience. These approaches are mixed to fit the situation rather than following a single formula.
Brenda has ten years of clinical experience and holds an FL LMFT credential. She offers sessions by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to give options that fit different routines and needs. Many people begin by focusing on immediate coping strategies, then move toward deeper themes like patterns in relationships or family of origin issues.
The work aims to build skills and insight so people can manage problems more confidently.
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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Midlife crisis
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care
Brenda uses Client-Centered Therapy to create a respectful, nonjudgmental space where the person sets the pace and priorities. This approach helps when someone needs a listening environment to sort through feelings and goals.She also applies Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to spot and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT is useful for problems like anxiety, depression, eating concerns, and managing mood swings. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is used when stronger emotion regulation skills are needed; it offers concrete tools for distress tolerance and interpersonal effectiveness.
Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, test methods, and adjust the plan based on what helps most. That collaborative process means methods are tailored rather than fixed from the start.
Online sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is good for face-to-face conversation and practicing communication skills. Phone calls work when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day and provide frequent, brief support between longer sessions.
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