Dr. Kerene Brown, LICSW, LCSW, CSW

Dr. Kerene Brown is a licensed social worker who helps adults facing major life changes and intense emotions. She holds LICSW and LCSW credentials and brings seven years of clinical experience to her work. Her focus includes stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and identity questions that often come up in midlife transitions.

She favors plain talk and practical steps in sessions. Clients can expect a calm, compassionate listener who asks clear questions and offers straightforward strategies. The goal is clearer thinking, steadier moods, and better ways to handle daily pressures.

Dr. Brown draws on several evidence-informed approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. These methods are used to help people recognize patterns, shift unhelpful thoughts, and build coping skills that fit their life. She also uses client-centered techniques to keep the work focused on each person's values and goals.

Her experience includes supporting people with relationship strain, parenting stress, grief, ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, and compassion fatigue. She pays attention to attachment concerns, abandonment history, and blended family dynamics when those issues are relevant. Her style combines practical skill-building with attention to emotional safety.

Sessions aim to help someone regain a sense of direction and manage overwhelming feelings. Dr. Brown invites clients to explore what matters to them and then take steady, realistic steps toward those priorities.

How approaches like ACT and CBT fit into online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice what matters to them and take committed action. It uses exercises and short practices to build psychological flexibility and cope with difficult thoughts and feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful patterns. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress management. Attachment-Based Therapy centers on patterns of relating and helps people understand how early relationships influence current reactions and expectations.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they’ll try methods that fit the client’s needs and adjust the plan as progress is made.

Confirm the session formats available before you book, since specific online or in-person options are not listed here. Online work can help fit therapy into a busy life - it can reduce travel time, make scheduling easier, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people practice new skills in the settings where they live and work. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT, CBT, and attachment-focused work to remote sessions so the focus stays on useful tools and steady progress.