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Adena Broxton-Gelin, LCSW
Florida
LCSW - Stress and trauma support
See online therapy options- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- DBT and mindfulness
- First responder focus
About Adena
Adena Broxton-Gelin is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Florida with 13 years of professional experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes. Adena also focuses on attachment concerns, co-morbidity, communication problems, first responder issues, forgiveness, and veteran and armed forces issues.
She approaches therapy as a collaborative process. Adena treats the person sitting in front of her as the expert on their own story and uses clients' strengths to support change. Sessions are practical and focused on steps a person can try between meetings.
Adena uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside Dialectical Behavior Therapy and mindfulness-based techniques to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and test new responses. She also draws on motivational interviewing and solution-focused work when the goal is clearer decision making or short-term problem solving.
In sessions she typically breaks problems into manageable parts. That might mean identifying patterns that keep anxiety going, developing simple behavioral experiments, or practicing skills for emotion regulation and communication. She explains tools plainly and checks that they fit the person's day-to-day life.
People who value a direct, structured approach will find concrete tasks and measurable steps in her work. She aims to help clients build practical skills for managing symptoms and making decisions, while respecting each person's own pace and priorities.
How her approaches translate to online work
Adena uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors in everyday situations. CBT focuses on practical exercises and brief experiments that can be planned during a session and tried between meetings.She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills and mindfulness techniques to manage intense emotions and improve coping. DBT skills teach breathing, distress tolerance, and interpersonal strategies, while mindfulness helps notice moment-to-moment experience without judgment.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Adena will discuss goals, preferences, and life demands with each person and recommend which methods to prioritize. That choice is collaborative and can change as progress is made.
Confirm the current session formats before booking, as options are not listed here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments into busy schedules, reduce travel time, and allow focused skill practice between meetings. They can also enable shorter check-ins when needed or longer sessions for skills training, depending on the agreed format and the client's needs.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
13+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly address?
Adena works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes. She also focuses on attachment issues, co-morbidity, communication problems, first responder issues, forgiveness, and veteran and armed forces issues.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and structured. Sessions emphasize practical steps, skill practice, and clear goals.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 13 years of professional experience as a clinical social worker in a variety of settings.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in Florida and practices in that state.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted. Sessions are available to people located where her Florida licensure covers practice.
How are costs and billing handled?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing depends on the service region.
What are the first steps to begin?
Click the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to get started.
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