Works with
- Anger
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
How Brian works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- California
- Years in practice
- 45
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Brian
Brian Olden is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in California with 45 years of experience. He helps people who want to change relationships, manage strong emotions, or move through difficult life transitions. He speaks English and uses a straightforward, respectful style in sessions.
He keeps goals practical and decided together with each person. Sessions focus on the steps a person can take between meetings. He looks for small, repeatable changes that build steady progress over time.
Background and approach
Brian draws from several approaches to match what a person needs. He uses client-centered methods to follow the person's priorities. He brings cognitive behavioral ideas to tackle unhelpful thinking and patterns.
He also uses emotion-focused and narrative tools when feelings or life stories need attention. Many people seek his help for anger, anxiety, depression, grief, and stress. He also supports those facing parenting pressures, caregiver strain, chronic illness, workplace change, and intimacy concerns.
He pays attention to how trauma and past experiences shape current reactions. Online and phone sessions are available in formats that work for different schedules. Cost varies with location and is handled through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
To begin, a person selects Start Therapy, completes a short matching questionnaire, and schedules a first appointment according to availability.
What Brian works with
Everything Brian lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Brian's practice.
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Sexual dysfunction
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Workplace issues
Approaches Brian lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-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.
How Brian brings established approaches to online work
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following the person's priorities. The therapist helps conversations stay focused on what the client wants to change and supports self-directed goals. This approach is useful when someone needs a safe place to clarify values and next steps.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. Sessions include practical exercises to test new ways of thinking and small behavioral experiments to change patterns. CBT is often chosen for anxiety, depression, and stress-related problems.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people name and shift strong emotional reactions in relationships. It can be helpful when anger or intimacy issues are linked to deeper attachment needs.
Deciding what approach to use is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and life context and then recommend a path to try. That decision is revisited over time to make sure it still fits.
Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging offers practical flexibility. Video lets people use visual cues for deeper conversation. Phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited or on-the-go. Live chat and text are helpful for brief check-ins and coaching-style exchanges between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives and to keep momentum between meetings.
Questions people ask about Brian
What types of concerns does Brian address?
He works with relationship issues, anger, anxiety, depression, grief, and stress among other topics. He also supports people facing parenting challenges, caregiver strain, chronic illness, and career changes.
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
He uses a straightforward, person-focused approach and sets goals together with each client. Sessions emphasize practical steps to try between meetings and steady problem solving.
How long has he been practicing?
He has 45 years of experience as a clinician. That background includes work with people who have experienced various kinds of trauma and life transitions.
What are his credentials and where is he based?
He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in California. His practice is listed as located in California.
In what languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
Which session formats does he use?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does payment and cost work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule an appointment according to the therapist's availability.