Works with
How Brenda works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Florida, Ohio, Maine, Minnesota, Virginia
- Years in practice
- 7
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Brenda
Brenda Canales is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, anger, addictions, and low self-esteem. She works with people facing depression, grief, relationship struggles, and life changes. Sessions are offered in English and Spanish to match each person's needs.
Brenda uses a straightforward, respectful style. She listens first to understand what matters most. Then she and the client co-create a plan that fits daily life and specific goals.
Background and approach
Her approach is practical and paced to what the person can manage. Her work draws on tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy to help change unhelpful thinking and build coping skills. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and motivational interviewing techniques to support values-driven choices and stronger motivation.
Client-centered methods keep the conversation focused on the person's experience. Brenda has seven years of professional experience and holds LCSW credentials in Virginia and Florida. She often helps people dealing with caregiver stress, codependency, communication and control issues, and challenges around aging and end-of-life concerns.
Addiction-related struggles and forgiveness or guilt concerns are also areas she addresses. Therapy sessions can include talk therapy, skill practice, and goal-setting. She adapts the pace and methods to each person's situation.
Brenda aims to offer steady support while people learn new ways to handle strong emotions and rebuild daily routines.
What Brenda works with
Everything Brenda lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Brenda's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Brenda lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches for online work and emotional regulation
Brenda commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in online sessions. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values while managing difficult thoughts and feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and trying different behaviors to reduce anxiety, depression, and anger.Finding the right approach is a team effort. Brenda will work with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, daily routine, and what they find most helpful. That collaborative process can include trying different techniques and adjusting the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexibility for many schedules. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversation and skill coaching, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat works for shorter check-ins, and text messaging is good for ongoing support between sessions. These options help people fit therapy into work, caregiving, or other busy days while focusing on building coping skills and managing strong emotions.
Questions people ask about Brenda
What concerns does Brenda help with?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, anger, addictions, low self-esteem, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, career changes, and compassion fatigue.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is respectful and down-to-earth. She listens first, then tailors conversations and plans to each person's needs.
What is her background and experience?
She has seven years of professional experience working with a range of emotional and behavioral concerns and holds clinical social work licenses in Virginia and Florida.
Where is she licensed and where does she practice?
She is licensed as an LCSW in Virginia and Florida and practices from Florida.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How is cost handled for therapy sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on therapist availability.