About Briana
Briana Brewster is a licensed clinical social worker who supports people facing relationship strain, family conflict, low self-esteem, depression, stress and anxiety. She helps clients coping with life changes, trauma and abuse, and common concerns like communication problems, loneliness, jealousy, and questions about life purpose. Briana speaks English and practices in California as a LCSW.
She aims for sessions that feel direct and usable. Conversations focus on what is happening now and what can change.
Background and approach
Briana uses clear tools from approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and mindfulness to help people notice patterns and try new responses. In early sessions she helps clients set practical goals. Together they look for small steps that make daily life easier.
She also uses motivational interviewing and solution-focused ideas to build momentum when motivation is low. Briana keeps language plain and avoids jargon. She creates space for honest talk about feelings and choices without judgment.
The tone is collaborative - clients decide what matters and she offers guidance and skills to reach those aims. Her background includes four years of professional experience in behavioral health work in California. Clients work by video, phone, chat or text depending on what fits their schedule.
To begin, a short matching questionnaire and scheduling step connect people to therapy.
Approaches that translate well to online work
Briana frequently draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in online sessions. ACT helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values, which can be useful for life changes and meaning-related struggles. CBT focuses on identifying thought patterns and testing them with practical experiments, a method that fits well into short video or chat sessions.She also uses Mindfulness Therapy to teach simple attention and breathing practices that reduce reactivity and ground difficult moments. Together with motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques, these approaches are used collaboratively: the therapist and client decide what feels most helpful and adapt methods as goals evolve.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversations and skills practice. Phone sessions are a good option when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief check-ins, building momentum between sessions, or fitting therapy into a busy day. These options offer flexibility so people can choose a format that fits their schedule and needs.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
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- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English