About Brian
Brian Colangelo is a licensed clinical social worker in New Jersey who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, depression, and grief. He brings 15 years of practice to sessions and aims to be straightforward and honest with clients. He encourages open feedback so therapy feels practical and collaborative from the start.
Brian keeps sessions focused on what matters to the client. He listens first and then helps people identify patterns that keep them stuck.
Background and approach
He uses talking, specific coping strategies, and skill building to reduce overwhelm and improve daily functioning. His background includes a master’s degree in social work from Temple University and years teaching at Rutgers University and Camden County College. He has worked extensively with survivors of sexual assault in both individual and group formats and draws on that experience in trauma-focused work.
Brian combines empathetic listening with structured approaches when appropriate. He draws from client-centered therapy to follow a person’s lead and from cognitive behavioral therapy to address unhelpful thinking and behavior. He also uses EMDR for trauma processing and mindfulness techniques to help with stress and sleep.
Outside of clinical work he values family, time outdoors, running and cycling. He brings personal experience with healing and growth to his practice without comparing journeys. He also speaks directly about social harm and aims to actively support people impacted by oppression.
People can expect a therapist who is direct, warm, and willing to adjust the work to fit their needs.
Therapeutic approaches for online healing and resilience
Brian uses client-centered work to follow each person’s concerns and goals. That means listening carefully, asking about what matters most, and shaping sessions around the client’s pace and priorities. This approach helps when someone needs understanding and space to make sense of difficult feelings.He also uses cognitive behavioral therapy to spot and change unhelpful thinking and behaviors. CBT typically involves identifying patterns, trying new behaviors, and practicing skills between sessions to reduce anxiety or depression. For trauma processing he offers EMDR, which combines guided attention with memory-focused work to reduce the intensity of traumatic memories and their emotional charge.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels doable, then adapt methods over time. Clients influence the plan and can ask to try different strategies if something isn’t working.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video lets people work face-to-face from different locations. Phone sessions can fit a break at work or require less bandwidth. Live chat or messaging supports short check-ins, ongoing reflection, or stepped contact between longer sessions. These options make it easier to maintain consistency and find a rhythm that fits everyday life.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- New Jersey
- Languages
- English
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