Brianna Gaines, LCSW
Compassionate, practical help for everyday parenting challenges
Book with Brianna- Years in practice
- 3
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Oklahoma, Texas
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Brianna
Brianna Gaines is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship strains, and parenting concerns. She works with adults facing grief, trauma, addiction, mood changes, and challenges like low self-esteem or burnout. Her style is approachable and straightforward.
Brianna emphasizes a client-centered way of working. Sessions begin with listening to what matters most to the person and identifying practical goals. She draws on familiar tools to build skills for emotion regulation, clearer communication, and better day-to-day coping.
Background and approach
Her work often blends mindfulness practices with cognitive and behavioral strategies. That means paying attention to the present moment while also learning to shift unhelpful thinking and routines. She also uses acceptance-focused methods to help people find direction when change feels overwhelming.
Clients can expect a mix of short-term skills coaching and longer conversations about values, relationships, and patterns that keep problems repeating. Brianna offers resources and concrete exercises to practice between sessions. Based in Texas, she brings three years of experience as an LCSW working with common life challenges like career stress, parenting strain, and compassion fatigue.
She aims to make therapy relatable and usable, so people leave sessions with clear next steps.
What Brianna works with
Everything Brianna lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Brianna helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Addictions
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Communication problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Self-love
Approaches Brianna lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- 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.
How her approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify what matters most to them and take small actions toward those values even when difficult feelings appear. It can be useful for parenting strain, grief, anxiety, and motivation challenges. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, focuses on noticing unhelpful thoughts and changing patterns of thinking and behavior; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and mood regulation. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve focus, which supports stress management and emotional regulation.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to current concerns and goals, then suggest methods to try and adjust them based on what fits the person's needs and preferences. Clients and the therapist work together to track progress and choose techniques that feel useful in everyday life.
Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video is good for in-depth conversation and visual cues, phone sessions work when bandwidth or camera use is limited, live chat can fit a quick check-in, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options help people schedule care around work, school, or parenting responsibilities while using the therapeutic tools discussed above.
Questions people ask about Brianna
What kinds of concerns does Brianna help with?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship and parenting concerns, trauma and abuse, depression, bipolar symptoms, grief, addiction, and issues like self-esteem or anger.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is client-centered and adaptable. Sessions combine listening with practical tools drawn from ACT, CBT, DBT, and mindfulness to build coping skills.
How much experience does she have?
She has three years of experience as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker working with adults on a range of life challenges.
Where is she licensed and located?
She holds LCSW credentials in Texas and Oklahoma and is based in Texas.
Which languages are offered and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English, and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What formats are available for sessions?
She meets with people via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to the therapist's availability.
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