Brooke Barnidge LCSW

To feel empowered and more confident facing life's stressors and challenges. My goal is for clients to learn and practice coping skills to improve their quality of life. Clients will have the opportunity to process and reflect on their experiences to gain clarity as to how those experiences are impacting their present thoughts, feelings, and actions. My objective is for clients to have a supportive space in working towards their therapeutic goals at their own pace.

I utilize Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in my sessions to assist clients with their anxiety and depression by challenging and reframing cognitive distortions. CBT helps clients gain a better understanding of how their thoughts are intertwined with their feelings and actions. For individuals ages 3-18 who have experienced trauma, I utilize Trauma-Focused CBT (TF-CBT) that I am formally trained in. TF-CBT is a very structured approach, evidence-based, conjoint child and parent/caregiver psychotherapy model for children, adolescents, and teens who have experienced significant behavioral or emotional difficulties related to a traumatic life event they have experienced.

• California, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, 111930