About Brett
Brett Gold is a licensed mental health counselor in Washington with 29 years of experience. He helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, anger, and problems with motivation and self-esteem. He approaches work with respect, sensitivity, and compassion to make starting therapy less intimidating.
Brett adapts conversations and plans to fit each person’s needs rather than using one set method for everyone. Sessions focus on practical steps a person can try between meetings.
Background and approach
He pays attention to what’s getting in the way of daily functioning and looks for achievable changes that build confidence. Many clients come with overlapping concerns such as substance use, relationship strain, or trouble with sleep and eating. Brett has long experience helping people untangle those interconnected issues and set clearer goals.
He listens for patterns that keep problems repeating and helps clients test new behaviors in real life. Brett also addresses issues related to abandonment, communication problems, codependency, coping with chronic illness or pain, and life transitions like divorce or separation. He will discuss realistic expectations and work at a pace that feels safe for the person.
The focus is on steady progress and practical coping skills. Throughout treatment Brett keeps the plan flexible and revises it as needs change. He encourages straightforward conversation about what is or isn’t working.
His aim is to help people develop skills they can use long after sessions end.
Approaches to anxiety and stress in online therapy
Many people with anxiety and stress find benefit from structured approaches that focus on symptoms and daily routines. One common technique involves identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical experiments in real life to reduce worry and avoidance. This helps with anxiety, panic, and related patterns of thinking.Another useful approach focuses on building coping skills for strong emotions like anger or the aftermath of trauma. That work often includes learning breathing and grounding exercises, pacing exposure to difficult memories or situations, and trying small behavior changes that increase a sense of control. These methods aim to reduce reactivity and improve daily functioning.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk through your needs, goals, and preferences and then recommend techniques to try. Plans are adjusted over time based on what helps and what doesn’t, so the person remains an active decision-maker in treatment.
Online sessions give practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues help. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging can fit into a busy day and let someone send updates between scheduled meetings. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care while juggling work, family, and travel.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Antisocial personality
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 29 years
- Licensed
- Washington
- Languages
- English
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