Brittany Neal

Cognitive behavioral and trauma-informed guidance

LCSW Wisconsin

Experience: 6 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Trauma and abuse
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Languages: English

About Brittany

Brittany Neal brings a cognitive behavioral orientation to her clinical work, pairing practical strategies with trauma-informed care to help clients move through difficult emotions and life changes.

Background and approach

She is an LCSW with six years of experience practicing in Wisconsin, and she blends structured skills with empathic listening to address issues such as anxiety, depression, grief, and trauma-related symptoms. Her practice attends to a broad range of concerns including relationship difficulties, parenting challenges, eating and body image struggles, bipolar mood issues, and compassion fatigue.

Brittany also works with people facing multicultural concerns, prejudice and discrimination, obsessive-compulsive patterns, postpartum mood challenges, and end-of-life or hospice-related needs. She integrates EMDR and trauma-focused techniques when appropriate to support processing of distressing memories alongside motivational interviewing to encourage lasting change.

Clients can expect a collaborative stance that emphasizes resilience-building, clearer communication, and practical coping tools. Brittany aims to create an affirming space where personal values and cultural context are respected while working toward meaningful goals and improved daily functioning.

Online approaches for skills and trauma work

Many clients benefit from approaches that combine practical skills with trauma processing. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, helping people develop coping techniques for anxiety, depression, and everyday stressors. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a trauma-focused method designed to help reprocess distressing memories and reduce their emotional intensity, often used for post-traumatic stress and other trauma-related symptoms.

Choosing the right method is part of the therapeutic process, and the therapist approaches that decision collaboratively. She will work with each person to assess needs, goals, and preferences and may blend CBT, EMDR, and motivational interviewing or trauma-focused strategies to match the client’s situation and pace.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit sessions into varied schedules and life demands. These formats allow ongoing access to licensed professionals and can support consistent progress while accommodating geographic distance and differing communication preferences.

Frequently asked questions

What issues does she commonly help with?

Brittany supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, parenting difficulties, self-esteem struggles, grief, eating issues, anger, career questions, bipolar symptoms, and coping with life changes.

What is her therapeutic style and approach?

She uses a cognitive behavioral framework alongside trauma-focused methods, EMDR, and motivational interviewing to blend skills training with trauma processing and motivational support.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has six years of professional experience as a licensed social worker supporting a range of emotional and life challenges.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

Brittany holds an LCSW and practices in Wisconsin; her license is listed as WI LCSW 9865-123.

Does she work with nonlocal or international clients?

She accepts international clients and conducts sessions with English-speaking clients from outside her state.

In what formats are sessions offered?

Sessions are available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How is cost and payment handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What are the first steps to begin working together?

To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseParenting issuesSelf esteem

Also works with

LGBTFamily conflictsGriefEating disordersAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepression Coping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue ADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesCommunication problemsDivorce and separationForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Motivational InterviewingTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

6+ years

Licensed

Wisconsin

Languages

English