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Christan Bennett Brooks, LCSW
Florida
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Stress and Anxiety
See online therapy options- CBT and skills practice
- Grief and life changes
- Caregiver stress support
About Christan
Christan Bennett Brooks is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Florida with nine years of practice since 2015. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, grief, and big life changes. She also focuses on caregiver stress, communication problems, divorce and separation, and women's issues.
Christan approaches therapy with a practical mindset. She sees clients as the experts on their experiences and aims to help clarify problems and teach useful skills. Sessions are conversational and focused on real-life ways to notice and change unhelpful thoughts and habits.
Her work draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy along with client-centered methods and motivational interviewing. That means she helps people identify patterns of thinking, try new behaviors, and use their own goals to guide change. Narrative and solution-focused ideas also shape brief goal-setting and problem-solving during sessions.
She favors clear steps over long talks alone. Clients can expect to set concrete goals, practice small experiments between sessions, and review what helps. The tone is straightforward and practical, aimed at making daily life feel more manageable.
Christan is based in Florida and offers services in English. To begin, people are invited to use the site tools to answer a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. The subscription model used for sessions can be canceled at any time and costs vary by location.
How her approaches translate to online work
Christan commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and test small behavior changes. CBT sessions focus on practical exercises, step-by-step skill practice, and brief experiments to try between meetings. Client-centered methods mean conversations are guided by the client's concerns and lived experience, allowing the therapist to reflect and clarify what matters most.Motivational interviewing is used to explore readiness for change and to help people find their own reasons to try new strategies. Together these approaches support setting realistic goals and tracking progress in short, focused sessions. The therapist and client decide collaboratively which methods fit the problem and goals rather than following a fixed plan.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. It also lets people try a few different ways of working to see what helps, with scheduling and format adjusted based on practical needs and goals.
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Experience
9+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly address?
She commonly helps with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, grief, and coping with major life changes. Additional focuses include caregiver stress, communication problems, divorce and women's issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and collaborative. Sessions emphasize identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying concrete skills between meetings.
How long has she been practicing?
She has been providing therapeutic services since 2015, which is nine years of experience.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, listed as FL LCSW, and practices in Florida.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the site tools.
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.