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Brian Mandel

Practical, strengths-based therapy for life challenges

LCSW, LCSW-R Florida

Experience
30 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, LGBT, Grief
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages
English
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About Brian

Brian Mandel is a licensed clinical social worker with three decades of practice across Florida and New York. He centers his work on collaborative, strengths-based care, drawing on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside client-centered and mindfulness-informed strategies to help people manage stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, and depression.

Background and approach

He emphasizes that clients bring essential knowledge about their own lives and that therapy is a partnership built on that expertise. With experience addressing addictions, relationship and intimacy concerns, trauma and abuse, and a wide range of mood and behavioral challenges, he supports practical change while acknowledging emotional complexity.

Additional focuses include issues like aging and geriatric concerns, caregiver stress, chronic pain and illness, body image, and end-of-life matters. Brian encourages those facing life transitions, panic or anger problems, career strain, or compassion fatigue to consider therapy as a way to regain balance and purpose.

Licensed in Florida as FL LCSW SW13299 and in New York as LCSW-R 048865, he offers a respectful, empowering environment where clients set goals and explore strategies at their own pace. His approach blends evidence-informed techniques with a belief in each person’s capacity for growth and recovery.

Approaches for change offered through online therapy

Brian uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors; this approach is often applied to anxiety, depression, panic, and many stress-related concerns. He also integrates client-centered methods that prioritize the person’s own perspective and strengths, creating space for self-directed insight and practical problem solving. When appropriate, elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy are included to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness skills.

Choosing the most helpful approach is a collaborative process. The therapist works with each person to clarify goals, try different strategies, and adjust the plan based on what is most useful and tolerable. This collaborative stance helps clients find methods that fit their needs and preferences rather than prescribing a single path up front.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for those balancing work, caregiving, or mobility limitations. These options make it possible to continue regular work on goals from different locations and at varying times, while keeping therapy accessible even during life transitions or busy schedules.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
He works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, grief, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, trauma and abuse, and ADHD among other mood and life challenges.
What therapeutic style does he use in sessions?
Sessions draw on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside client-centered and mindfulness-informed approaches, with elements of DBT and EFT used when helpful to the client's goals.
How much experience does he have?
He brings 30 years of professional experience working with people facing a variety of emotional, behavioral, and life-stage concerns.
Where is he licensed to practice?
He is licensed in Florida and New York with credentials FL LCSW SW13299 and NY LCSW-R 048865.
Does he offer services in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are conducted in English, and he is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available for therapy?
He provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a session according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyLGBTGriefSelf esteemDepression

Also works with

AddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersAnger managementCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Aging and geriatric issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationEmptinessForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMood disordersPanic disorder and panic attacksPost-traumatic stressSelf-loveSexualitySocial anxiety and phobia

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

30+ years

Licensed

Florida, New York

Languages

English