Brandy Colson

Supportive CBT-informed clinical social worker

LCSW, CSW Florida

Experience: 11 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Family, Trauma and abuse
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused Therapy
Languages: English

About Brandy

Brandy Colson is a licensed clinical social worker offering practical, skills-based therapy informed by Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and other evidence-informed methods.

Background and approach

With 11 years of experience across Florida and Georgia practice settings, she focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety, navigate family and relationship challenges, and work through trauma and abuse. Her approach centers on identifying strengths and building concrete coping strategies to address issues such as parenting difficulties, grief, anger, low self-esteem, career transitions, and ADHD-related concerns.

Colson draws on solution-focused techniques alongside trauma-informed care to tailor work to each person's circumstances. She also brings experience addressing a wide range of related concerns, including adoption and foster care matters, blended family dynamics, codependency, substance use challenges, hospice and end-of-life issues, and infidelity.

Listed credentials include LCSW and CSW, with Florida license FL LCSW SW15119 and Georgia license GA LCSW CSW009062. Her practice emphasizes collaboration, respect for clients' expertise about their lives, and practical steps toward clearer thinking and healthier daily routines.

Practical Approaches for Online Healing

Brandy Colson uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify unhelpful thinking patterns and develop actionable skills for managing anxiety, depression, and stress. CBT sessions typically focus on changing thoughts and behaviors that maintain distress and on learning concrete tools that can be practiced between meetings.

She also integrates Solution-Focused Therapy to set clear, achievable goals and highlight clients' existing strengths. This approach can be especially useful for addressing relationship concerns, parenting challenges, career transitions, and other issues where targeted steps produce early momentum.

Choosing the most effective approach is a collaborative process. The therapist works with each client to assess needs, preferences, and goals, and together they adjust techniques over time so therapy remains relevant and practical for the individual's life.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexibility for varied schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into daily life and to maintain continuity of care when circumstances change, while allowing licensed professionals to deliver structured, goal-oriented support.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?

She works with a broad set of issues including stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, grief, anger, self-esteem, depression, career changes, ADHD, and related topics like adoption and substance use.

What therapeutic approaches are used in sessions?

Sessions draw on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy to help clients build coping skills, set goals, and process difficult experiences.

How much clinical experience does the therapist have?

The clinician has 11 years of professional experience working in social work and clinical settings.

What credentials and licensure are listed?

Credentials shown are LCSW and CSW with Florida license FL LCSW SW15119 and Georgia license GA LCSW CSW009062, and the therapist practices from Florida.

Is therapy available in other languages or for international clients?

Services are offered in English only and the therapist is not accepting international clients at this time.

Which session formats are offered for online work?

Clients can meet via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what fits their needs and schedule.

How are fees and subscriptions handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What are the first steps to begin therapy?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseParenting issuesCoping with life changes

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesGriefAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesDepressionCoachingCompassion fatigue ADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesBlended family issuesCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionFamily problemsGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingInfidelityLife purposeVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Women's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Solution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

11+ years

Licensed

Florida, Georgia

Languages

English