Cathi Brisart
Compassionate, skill-based care for life transitions
LCSW Connecticut
- Experience
- 12 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Grief, Self esteem
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Cathi
Cathi Brisart is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in Connecticut who focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, grief, depression, self-esteem challenges, trauma and related concerns.
Background and approach
She brings 12 years of clinical experience to work that centers on restoring balance after difficult life changes, whether those involve relationships, family matters, parenting challenges, career transitions, or health-related stressors such as cancer and co-morbidity. Cathi also supports clients facing issues like abandonment, codependency, communication problems, and feelings of isolation or emptiness.
Her approach blends evidence-informed methods including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Client-Centered Therapy, and Mindfulness Therapy. This range allows her to tailor sessions to practical coping skills, emotion processing, and building healthier patterns in relationships and daily life.
Cathi holds a Connecticut LCSW (CT LCSW 010040) and completed her training at Southern Connecticut State University, graduating with honors. She has been in practice since 2013 and maintains professional membership in the National Association of Social Workers.
Sessions are offered through multiple online formats to suit different needs and schedules, and fees vary with location and therapist availability through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
Online Approaches for Skill Building and Emotional Work
Many clients benefit from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression. Cathi also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy strategies to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance and interpersonal effectiveness skills, which can be especially helpful when emotions feel overwhelming. Emotionally-Focused Therapy is used to explore attachment and relational patterns, supporting deeper connection and repair when relationship issues or family problems are central.Choosing an approach is a collaborative process; the therapist will work with clients to match methods to their goals, preferences and the problems they bring into sessions. This collaboration helps shape a plan that balances practical skill-building with emotional exploration, and adjustments can be made as therapy progresses.
Offering video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, online therapy provides flexibility for people juggling work, family, or health demands. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care across changing schedules and locations and allow for timely access to coping tools and therapeutic support when it is needed most.
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Experience
12+ years
Licensed
Connecticut
Languages
English