About Adena
Adena Broxton-Gelin is a licensed clinical social worker in Florida with 13 years of experience. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, and major life changes. Adena emphasizes collaboration and respect for each person’s story.
She treats clients as the expert on their own life while offering support and guidance. Her approach focuses on practical steps people can use day to day.
Background and approach
She draws on methods like cognitive behavioral work, mindfulness practices, and solutions-focused strategies to help people make small, steady changes. She also uses techniques from dialectical behavior work and motivational interviewing when those fit a person’s needs. Adena has a background as a U.S.
Air Force veteran and brings that perspective into sessions when helpful. She pays attention to issues like attachment, communication problems, and co-occurring concerns. She also has experience with first responder and veteran or armed forces issues.
Sessions are intended to be a partnership. Adena listens for strengths and builds on them while helping people find workable tools. She aims to make next steps clear so clients can practice new skills between meetings.
People choosing therapy with Adena can expect straightforward conversation, practical strategies, and steady encouragement. Her work is aimed at reducing distress and improving day-to-day functioning over time.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Adena commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people identify unhelpful thinking and try different behaviors to reduce symptoms. CBT focuses on small experiments and clear steps that can change how someone feels and acts in everyday life.She also uses dialectical behavior therapy skills for emotional regulation and distress tolerance. DBT-based techniques teach practical tools for handling strong emotions, improving relationships, and tolerating crisis moments without making things worse.
Mindfulness practices are woven into sessions to increase present-moment awareness and slow down automatic reactions. These practices can help with anxiety, rumination, and improving concentration during daily tasks.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Adena collaborates with each person to match methods to their goals, needs, and preferences. She checks in regularly to adjust the plan and to make sure strategies feel useful in real life.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet those goals. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for skill teaching and role play. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging support brief check-ins, homework, and reminders between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to continue steady progress.
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- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English