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Brook Algarin, LPC
South Carolina
Licensed Professional Counselor - Anxiety and Trauma
See online therapy options- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- DBT skills
- Mindfulness practice
About Brook
Brook Algarin is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in South Carolina with 25 years of clinical experience. She helps people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, parenting strain, relationship problems, or past trauma. She also supports those facing sleep difficulties, questions about identity and self-esteem, and career or life-purpose doubts.
Brook keeps sessions practical and focused on what can change now. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to notice unhelpful thought patterns and try different responses. She also draws on client-centered work, DBT skills, EMDR, and mindfulness practices when they fit a person’s goals.
In sessions she listens to what is most tiring or disruptive in daily life and breaks those problems into smaller steps. That can mean identifying thought patterns that increase anxiety, practicing skills to manage intense emotions, or using mindfulness exercises to improve sleep and attention. EMDR may be offered when past distressing memories are part of the problem.
Brook has worked with a wide range of concerns for many years, including bipolar symptoms, panic attacks, family issues, caregiver stress, and the fallout from infidelity or loss. She also helps people dealing with isolation, codependency, shame, and midlife transitions.
Her approach is concrete and structured. Sessions tend to include clear goals, homework to practice new skills, and regular check-ins about progress. To begin, clients choose the online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Brook commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot and change thought patterns that drive anxiety and low mood. CBT sessions focus on concrete steps - identifying a thought, testing it, and practicing alternative responses - which often works well in remote appointments.She also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which centers the conversation on the person’s priorities and lived experience. That approach supports clearer goal-setting and makes it easier to choose which skills or techniques to try next. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills are another tool she offers for managing intense emotions and building distress-tolerance; DBT exercises can be practiced between sessions and reviewed together.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist and client review goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust based on what helps. Brook will help you decide whether CBT, DBT skills, mindfulness work, or other methods are the better match for your situation.
Session formats are not listed in the profile, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce time spent traveling. These practical benefits can help people keep consistent appointments while working on thought patterns, sleep routines, emotion regulation, or trauma processing.
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Experience
25+ years
Listed in
South Carolina
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, parenting strain, relationship and family issues, sleep problems, bipolar concerns, and related topics like guilt, shame, and isolation.
How does she use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
She uses CBT to identify unhelpful thoughts and habits and to test different ways of responding. Sessions often include exercises and small experiments to change thinking and behavior.
What is her professional background?
She has 25 years of experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in South Carolina.
Where does she practice?
She is based in South Carolina and holds a South Carolina LPC credential.
Does she offer sessions in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Confirm current session options before booking by checking the online therapy options, as the profile does not list specific formats.
How are fees handled?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
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