Glen Cognac, LCSW

Glen Cognac is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 14 years of experience supporting adults through major life challenges. He focuses on substance use and recovery, anxiety, depression, trauma, and the stress that comes with life transitions. Glen aims to help people understand their patterns and take practical steps forward.

He trained at Florida Atlantic University, earning a Master’s degree in Social Work, and completed a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology with a minor in Gerontology at the University of South Florida. His clinical work has taken place in residential treatment centers, outpatient programs, community services, and crisis stabilization units.

Glen often works with people recovering from addiction and those facing family stress, grief, or relationship strain. His style is collaborative and down-to-earth. He focuses on building trust and helping people identify root causes of their struggles.

In sessions he uses a mix of client-centered methods, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Motivational Interviewing, and mindfulness practices. He aims to teach skills that can be applied between meetings to manage mood, cravings, and stressful moments.

Clients can expect straightforward, practical work focused on behavior change and emotional understanding. Glen helps people set clear goals, practice new ways of coping, and track small steps of progress over time.

How Glen’s Approaches Translate to Online Work

Glen often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety or depression. CBT is hands-on and goal oriented, useful for managing stress and changing routines that fuel substance use.

He also draws on Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) for trauma-related memories and distress. EMDR helps people process upsetting memories so those memories cause less intense reactions over time. Mindfulness practices are part of his work too, teaching simple attention and breathing exercises to reduce reactivity and improve focus.

Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Glen works collaboratively to match methods to each person’s concerns, goals, and preferences. He will discuss options and adjust the plan as progress unfolds.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the current session options before booking so you know what formats are available. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins when needed, and making steady weekly work more feasible. Licensed professionals can adapt CBT, EMDR, and mindfulness exercises to an online setting while teaching skills you can practice between appointments.