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- ACT techniques
- CBT strategies
- Spanish language
About Brenda
Brenda Canales is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Florida with seven years of experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, self-esteem struggles, relationship concerns, grief, parenting strains, and trauma-related issues. She also addresses career stress, anger, intimacy concerns, and compassion fatigue.
Her approach is conversational and goal-focused. Brenda uses practical strategies from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Client-Centered Therapy. Sessions involve talking through immediate problems, learning new coping skills, and practicing small behavior changes between meetings.
Brenda can conduct therapy in English or Spanish. She aims to adapt sessions to what a person needs that week, whether that means skill practice, problem solving, or reflecting on difficult feelings. She frames therapy as a collaborative effort rather than a lecture.
For people juggling caregiving, aging family concerns, or life transitions, Brenda pays attention to how those roles affect daily stress and decision-making. She also works with issues such as codependency, divorce and separation, substance use, and end-of-life concerns in caregiving contexts.
Practical steps in her work include setting small goals, checking progress, and using short exercises in session to manage anxiety or cravings. She explains options plainly and helps people choose what to try next. If you prefer Spanish, sessions are offered in Spanish.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches used in online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on identifying personal values and taking small, committed steps toward them while learning to live with difficult thoughts and feelings. It can help with anxiety, motivation problems, and feeling stuck. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks down patterns of thinking and behavior that maintain distress and replaces them with practical skills for managing mood, anxiety, and stress. Motivational Interviewing is a short-term conversational method that helps people resolve uncertainty and find internal reasons to change, often used for addictions and behavior change.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Brenda will talk with the client about goals and try methods that fit those goals. She adjusts strategies over time based on what is helpful, and the client and therapist decide together which techniques to keep using.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people use video or phone options depending on comfort and bandwidth. Many clients find that regular short practice between sessions helps transfer skills into daily life.
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Experience
7+ years
Listed in
Florida, Ohio, Maine, Minnesota, Virginia
Languages
English, Spanish
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of family or parenting issues does she address?
She helps people manage parenting strain, communication problems, caregiver stress, and conflicts that affect household well-being.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is conversational and practical, combining skill teaching with reflective discussion to address current problems.
How much experience does she have working with these concerns?
She has seven years of professional experience working with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, and related concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Virginia and Florida and practices from Florida.
Does she offer sessions in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
What session formats does she provide?
Session formats are not specified here; please confirm current session options before booking.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to 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 anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.