About Briana
Briana Henry is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California with 20 years of experience. She focuses on short-term, goal-focused work that helps people tackle clear problems and build practical skills. Her approach centers on listening closely and shaping sessions around each person's goals.
She uses client-centered methods to follow what matters most to the client and draws on cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy skills to address distressing thoughts and strong emotions.
How Briana works
Briana helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, parenting challenges, and major life changes. She also works with concerns such as caregiver stress, isolation, work problems, money worries, and issues new parents may face after childbirth. Sessions aim to be collaborative and straightforward.
Briana focuses on specific strategies you can use between meetings, like coping skills for panic, techniques to improve mood, and steps to manage anger or control issues. The goal is practical progress rather than long, open-ended exploration. Her practice offers flexible formats including live chat and messaging as part of a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
To begin, a person completes a short matching questionnaire and schedules sessions according to therapist availability. Briana frames therapy as a partnership where small changes add up. She emphasizes clear goals, steady skill-building, and adapting plans as needs evolve.
Briana lists 4 ways of working on the entry:
What Briana works with
The areas below are the ones Briana selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family problems
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches for online support
Client-centered therapy emphasizes the person's own goals and experience. The therapist listens closely, reflects what she hears, and helps shape sessions around what the person wants to change. This approach is useful for people who need a supportive space to clarify goals and make practical choices.Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. In session, the therapist and client identify unhelpful thinking patterns and practice new ways to respond, which can reduce anxiety, depression, and panic symptoms.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will review needs, goals, and preferences and recommend a mix of methods that fits the person. That collaboration helps tailor session plans and adjust strategies as progress is made.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversation and deeper skill practice. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and messaging support ongoing, brief exchanges and skill coaching between longer appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to continue work consistently over time.
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A practical next step
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