About Brian
Brian Edwards is a licensed clinical social worker with 31 years of experience helping people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, anger, and life changes. He offers practical support for parenting concerns, relationship tensions, career stress, and building self-esteem. He also focuses on forgiveness, self-love, and finding life purpose.
Brian works with individuals to handle today's pressures and plan for a more balanced tomorrow. Brian keeps sessions straightforward and compassionate. He listens first, then helps clients set small, achievable goals.
Background and approach
He uses everyday language and concrete tools that people can try between meetings. Sessions aim to reduce overwhelm and rebuild confidence in daily life. His methods combine client-centered listening with techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness.
He also integrates existential ideas about meaning and EMDR when appropriate. These approaches are tailored to each person rather than applied the same way to everyone. Brian trained and works as an LCSW, which is a licensed clinical social worker.
He practices in Tennessee and offers services in English. He accepts international clients and provides sessions through video, phone, live chat, or text messaging to fit busy schedules. People who choose Brian typically want clear steps, steady support, and help reconnecting with their priorities.
He aims to create a respectful space where clients can talk through hurts, set realistic goals, and practice new ways of coping.
Therapeutic approaches for online sessions
Brian uses client-centered therapy to create a space where the client's voice leads the work. This approach focuses on listening, reflecting back what is heard, and helping people clarify their own goals and values. It can be especially helpful for anyone who needs steady support and a place to sort through feelings.He also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions. That method teaches practical exercises to change unhelpful thinking and behavior, useful for anxiety, depression, and stress. When trauma memories are present, EMDR may be used to help process distressing events in a focused way.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most comfortable to the client, then try methods that fit those needs. It is common to combine approaches and adjust as progress is made.
Online sessions include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to offer flexibility. Video is good for deeper conversational work, phone can be used when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins, and text messages help with ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work schedules, caregiving routines, and other daily commitments.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Parenting issues
Also works with
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Life purpose
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 31 years
- Licensed
- Tennessee
- Languages
- English