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Brenda Cloyd, LISW-CP
South Carolina
Licensed social worker - Anxiety and trauma
See online therapy options- CBT focused techniques
- ACT and DBT methods
- Supports grief and addiction
About Brenda
Brenda Cloyd is a Licensed Independent Social Worker - Clinical Practice (LISW-CP) in South Carolina with 20 years of experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, and parenting concerns. Brenda also helps people facing relationship and intimacy issues, grief, sleep and eating problems, and career or life changes.
Her style is direct and practical. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and other approaches to notice unhelpful thoughts and habits. Sessions look at patterns people repeat and test different ways of responding. Work can involve setting small goals, practicing new skills, and checking what changes between sessions.
Brenda draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, and Client-Centered Therapy when these fit the person’s needs. She helps people learn skills for distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and clearer communication. These methods are used to address things like codependency, substance use, compassion fatigue, and issues stemming from family of origin or adoption and foster care.
With a practical focus, she supports clients through major transitions such as divorce, caregiving and aging challenges, or returning to work after trauma. She also works with those managing bipolar symptoms, ADHD-related struggles, and first responder stress.
Sessions are conducted in English and Brenda accepts international clients. Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To start, select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
How her approaches translate to online work
Brenda commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT breaks problems into small steps and focuses on practice between sessions, which can fit well into online formats. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is used to help people clarify values and take committed action even when difficult feelings are present. ACT often focuses on present-moment work and behavioral experiments that clients can try between meetings.Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will collaborate with each person to decide which methods match their goals and preferences. That discussion guides whether sessions lean more toward skill teaching, emotion-focused work, or values-based exercises, and it can change over time as needs shift.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow brief check-ins when schedules are tight. It also supports continuing work through life changes and when managing ongoing stress or caregiving duties.
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Experience
20+ years
Listed in
South Carolina
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she focus on?
Her practice focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, parenting, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, and related concerns.
How does she work with clients?
She uses practical, structured methods like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to notice thoughts and habits, set small goals, and practice new skills between sessions.
What experience does she bring?
She has 20 years of experience as a clinician working with people facing trauma, life transitions, workplace stress, and substance concerns.
What are her credentials and location?
She holds the LISW-CP credential and practices in South Carolina.
Which languages are supported and can she work internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the biography.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe, use the crisis numbers.