- Client-focused care
- Bilingual English Spanish
- 16 years experience
About Brittanie
Brittanie Pena is a licensed clinical social worker who combines compassionate listening with practical tools. She focuses on helping people manage anxiety, stress, and relationship challenges. She brings 16 years of experience and speaks English and Spanish to support a range of concerns.
Brittanie uses straightforward methods to help people feel steadier day to day. She works on skills for coping with panic and anxiety, managing mood shifts, and handling difficult life changes. Sessions often include building stronger communication and setting realistic goals for growth.
Her background includes work with trauma, attachment issues, immigration-related stress, domestic violence, and attention-related challenges. She helps people untangle patterns like codependency, fear of abandonment, and difficulty trusting close relationships. The goal is better day-to-day functioning, not quick fixes.
Therapy combines client-centered talk with practical behavior-focused techniques. Brittanie draws on cognitive behavioral tools and mindfulness practices to teach concrete skills. She also uses emotion-focused and dialectical strategies to help manage intense feelings and improve relationships.
People who reach out are guided through a clear first step to get started. Brittanie emphasizes collaboration, asking about priorities and building plans that fit each person’s life. Her approach is steady, plainspoken, and aimed at tangible change over time.
How Brittanie’s approaches translate to online therapy
Brittanie uses client-centered methods that focus on each person’s needs and goals. This approach means sessions start with the client’s concerns and priorities, and the therapist follows the client’s pace to set goals and plan next steps.She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to shift unhelpful patterns. CBT can help with panic, anxiety, mood management, and stress by offering tools to practice between sessions.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques are used to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better interpersonal skills. These strategies can be helpful when emotions feel overwhelming or when communication repeatedly breaks down.
Finding the right approach is collaborative. Brittanie will discuss options and adapt methods to match a person’s goals, preferences, and day-to-day life. The plan can change as progress is made and new priorities emerge.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, shorten travel time, or allow brief check-ins during a workday. It also lets people practice skills in real-life routines while getting guidance from a licensed professional.
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Experience
16+ years
Listed in
New Jersey
Languages
English, Spanish
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Brittanie commonly address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, ADHD, parenting strain, and related issues such as abandonment, attachment, and immigration stress.
What is the general therapeutic style like?
The style is compassionate and practical. Brittanie blends listening with skill-building so people leave sessions with clear strategies to try between meetings.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 16 years of clinical experience working with a variety of emotional and life challenges.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds an LCSW credential and practices in New Jersey.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Are international clients accepted?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin working together?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.