Brytrina Perkins

Compassionate, practical therapy for life's challenges

LCSW Illinois

Experience: 10 years in practice
Focus areas: Addictions, Trauma and abuse, Anger
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages: English

About Brytrina

Brytrina Perkins is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with a decade of professional experience supporting people through addiction, trauma, mood struggles, and major life transitions.

Background and approach

She earned social work degrees from Loyola University and built a practice around practical, solution-focused care while drawing on trainings in caregiver support, cancer care, and holistic approaches. Her background includes work with alcohol and drug issues as well as gerontology and grief-related concerns.

Perkins emphasizes listening, empathy, and strength-based collaboration when helping clients pursue clearer coping strategies and healthier patterns. She integrates multiple methods to tailor sessions to each person’s needs, including cognitive behavioral techniques to address unhelpful thinking and emotionally focused work to explore interpersonal and attachment patterns.

Many clients seek her support for stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, anger, and issues such as codependency, caregiver strain, and end-of-life concerns. Based in Illinois, she offers flexible online formats for those who prefer remote care and accepts international clients.

Her approach combines practical skills, motivational support, and a client-centered stance to help people move toward meaningful change.

Therapeutic approaches and online care tailored to your needs

Perkins often uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help clients identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, a practical approach that can be applied to anxiety, depression, addiction-related patterns, and coping with life changes. She also draws on client-centered principles that prioritize empathic listening and collaboration, creating space for clients to set goals and lead the pace of work. Emotionally focused ideas may be used to help people explore relational patterns and attachment-related feelings when interpersonal concerns are present.

Finding the right combination of methods is part of the therapeutic process, and she approaches that discovery collaboratively. Together they will consider the client’s goals, current challenges, and preferences to decide which techniques and exercises to emphasize, adjusting the plan as needs evolve.

Online therapy with Perkins is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexibility for varying schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it possible to maintain continuity of care from different locations and to choose interaction styles that fit daily life while working toward meaningful changes.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist commonly address?

She works with addictions, trauma and abuse, anger, depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, grief, self-esteem, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes, along with related areas such as caregiver stress, codependency, and end-of-life concerns.

How would you describe the therapeutic approach and style?

The style is client-centered and solution focused, blending cognitive behavioral strategies, emotionally focused work, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and psychodynamic ideas to tailor care to each client.

What is the therapist's experience and background?

She has 10 years of professional experience and training that includes caregiver support and cancer care, as well as work in addiction and gerontology.

What credentials and location are listed?

She holds the LCSW credential and is licensed in Illinois with license number IL LCSW 149018523.

Are sessions offered in other languages or to international clients?

Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.

Which session formats are available for therapy?

Available session formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences.

How is cost handled for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; 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 therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Addictions Trauma and abuseAnger managementDepression

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesGrief Self esteemBipolar disorderCoping with life changes

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesCancerCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsPanic disorder and panic attacksPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-love

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

10+ years

Licensed

Illinois

Languages

English