About Brett
Brett Gold is a licensed mental health counselor in Washington with 29 years of experience. He helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, anger, addictions, and relationship or intimacy-related concerns. He also supports people dealing with parenting strain, sleep and eating issues, bipolar challenges, and major life changes.
Brett takes a straightforward and respectful approach in sessions. He listens first, then tailors conversations and plans to the person's situation.
How Brett works
He aims to make each talk practical, with steps a person can try between meetings. Over nearly three decades Brett has worked with a wide range of concerns, including abandonment, communication problems, codependency, and substance use. He also addresses chronic pain, disability, and co-occurring conditions.
This background informs how he spots patterns and helps people find manageable changes. Expect a calm, compassionate presence in sessions. Brett focuses on clear goals and small, achievable steps.
He balances active guidance with space for people to reflect and build skills at their own pace. People looking for help with relationship conflict, family problems, control issues, or recovery from domestic violence and divorce will find Brett experienced in those areas. He uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and adapts them to each person's needs.
The aim is steady progress toward more satisfying daily life. Sessions are offered in English and are available through a range of online formats. Brett encourages those ready to explore change to reach out and begin the matching process.
What Brett works with
The areas below are the ones Brett selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Antisocial personality
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 29 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Washington |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Brett uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide sessions. He focuses on approaches that help people manage symptoms and build coping skills. For example, structured skill-building work helps people learn new ways to handle anxiety, anger, and stress by practicing small, repeatable strategies. Problem-focused interventions break larger issues into concrete steps so progress feels more manageable.He also uses trauma-informed methods that prioritize pacing and safety for people recovering from trauma or abuse. These methods emphasize gradual exposure to difficult memories and strengthening coping tools before processing intense material. That way work moves forward at a pace the person can tolerate.
Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. Brett collaborates with each person to figure out what fits their goals, needs, and preferences. He adjusts methods over time based on what helps and what does not, so therapy stays relevant and useful.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video is useful for longer, in-depth conversations while phone calls can work for check-ins or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging allow brief check-ins and ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and maintain momentum toward goals.
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