About Brooke
Brooke Mckenzie is a licensed clinical social worker with 20 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, and depression. She works directly with individuals on relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting and family concerns, sleep and eating problems, anger, self-esteem, career transitions, and ADHD. Brooke speaks plainly and meets people where they are when they first reach out.
Her style is respectful and compassionate. She adapts conversations and plans to fit each person’s needs instead of using one-size-fits-all approaches.
How Brooke works
Brooke emphasizes practical steps you can try between sessions, with room to adjust as you learn what helps. Brooke has worked across many settings over two decades and brings that breadth of experience into sessions. She also supports people dealing with chronic pain, illness, cancer, and co-occurring challenges like bipolar disorder or substance use.
Additional focus areas include attachment and abandonment concerns, codependency, communication and control issues, and personality-related patterns such as avoidant or dependent traits. Most of Brooke’s hours are in the evenings between 8:00 and 10:00 p.m. and on weekends, which can help people with day jobs or busy schedules.
Sessions are offered through video calls, phone, live chat, or text messaging to fit different needs and rhythms. Brooke is licensed in Pennsylvania as a LCSW and holds a LICSW. She encourages people to take the first step and will work with you to build a plan that fits your goals and life.
What Brooke works with
The areas below are the ones Brooke selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Registers | LCSW, LICSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Pennsylvania |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and online options
Brooke draws on established, evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical work in sessions. One common approach emphasizes building coping skills and stress management tools to reduce anxiety and improve daily functioning; this helps people handle intense feelings and regain control of routines. Another approach concentrates on processing trauma and past abuse through gradual, supportive work that aims to reduce distress and improve safety and trust in relationships. Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Brooke will talk with you about your goals, needs, and preferences and then recommend techniques to try. Together you can adjust the plan over time based on what feels helpful and what fits your life. Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule. Video calls allow face-to-face conversations when a visual connection helps, while phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for people who prefer writing, need brief support between sessions, or want flexibility in timing. These options support regular contact and make it simpler to keep therapy consistent across a range of circumstances.Start online instead of waiting
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