Dr. April Brewer
Support for parents and family life
- Credentials
- LPC
- Experience
- 14 years
- Licensed in
- Virginia, Georgia
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About April
Dr. April Brewer is a Licensed Professional Counselor who focuses on family and parenting concerns as well as related relationship and personal challenges. She draws on 14 years of clinical experience to offer straightforward help for parents and caregivers who are juggling stress, sleep problems, grief, mood concerns, or changing family roles.
Her style is practical and down-to-earth, aimed at helping people get clearer routines and better communication at home.
Background and approach
She uses several established therapy methods to match each person's needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people spot and change unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors. Emotionally-Focused Therapy supports improving connection and communication in close relationships.
Mindfulness practices are added to ease stress and build calm in daily life. Dr. Brewer trained through a Doctor of Behavioral Health program at Arizona State University and holds masters degrees in Clinical Counseling and Human Services, plus a bachelor’s in Human and Social Services Administration from Bellevue University.
She also has experience in clinical and program roles across medical and court settings, and in independent practice. Her credential is LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor. Sessions are offered in English and are arranged to fit family schedules.
Therapy formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging so parents can choose what works best for them. Costs vary by location and use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit family life
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person’s perspective. The therapist follows the client’s lead and helps set goals that feel relevant to everyday family life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is practical and hands-on; it guides people to notice thoughts and habits that make stress or sleep problems worse and then try different behaviors to improve daily routines.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will discuss options and try methods that match your goals and preferences. That might mean starting with skill-based CBT for sleep or stress, then shifting to Emotionally-Focused work when relationship connection becomes the focus.
Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into busy family schedules. Video calls let people meet face-to-face from home, phone sessions work when screens are impractical, and live chat or text-based messaging offers short, on-the-go support. These formats aim to increase flexibility so parents and caregivers can keep therapy consistent even with changing routines.
Client-Centered Therapy
The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
Attends to the emotions underneath a recurring argument or distance, and to the attachment needs driving them. Often used where a relationship keeps returning to the same painful loop.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Parenting issues
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 14 years
- Licensed
- Virginia, Georgia
- Languages
- English
Next step
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