Brittanie Pena, LCSW - Therapist in New Jersey

About Brittanie

Brittanie Pena is a licensed clinical social worker with 16 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and life transitions. She uses practical, evidence-based methods to guide clients toward clearer thinking and steadier emotions. Her style is warm and straightforward, with attention to real-life problems like work stress and intimacy-related concerns.

She offers services in English and Spanish and practices in New Jersey. Brittanie draws from approaches such as cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy to teach tools for managing strong emotions and changing unhelpful thinking patterns.

Background and approach

She also uses client-centered and mindfulness techniques to help people feel heard and to build present-moment awareness. Sessions focus on skills you can use between meetings and on small changes that add up over time. Her background includes supporting people facing trauma and abuse, immigration-related challenges, ADHD, and domestic violence.

She also addresses parenting, family strains, communication problems, and blended family issues. Brittanie helps with relationship and intimacy-related issues, codependency, and commitment concerns. In sessions she works on practical goals like reducing anxiety, improving communication, and coping with life changes.

She incorporates motivational interviewing and emotion-focused ideas when helpful to strengthen decision-making and attachment patterns. Therapy tends to be collaborative, with plans revisited as needs evolve. Clients can expect direct, compassionate guidance and concrete strategies for daily life.

Brittanie emphasizes skill-building, self-compassion, and steady progress rather than quick fixes. Her New Jersey license is NJ LCSW 44SC06044900.

How Brittanie's Approaches Work Online

Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening and working at your pace. The therapist prioritizes your goals and builds a plan based on what you say is most important, which helps when sorting through family and parenting concerns.

Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-life actions. It teaches clear tools for anxiety, mood challenges, and stress that you can practice between sessions. Dialectical behavior therapy adds skills for regulating intense emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness, useful when communication or anger are central issues.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Brittanie will discuss options and adapt methods based on your needs, goals, and preferences. Together you decide which strategies to try first and revisit the plan as progress is made.

Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging offers flexibility for busy schedules and for parents juggling appointments. These formats make it easier to keep continuity between meetings and to use skills in day-to-day situations. Licensed professionals can guide skill practice and problem-solving remotely while adapting work to what fits your rhythm and life.

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.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Brittanie address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, ADHD, bipolar, parenting, family problems, intimacy-related issues, and related concerns such as abandonment, attachment issues, and immigration issues.

What is her approach to therapy?

She combines client-centered listening with practical techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy, plus mindfulness and emotion-focused ideas to help people manage feelings and change unhelpful patterns.

How much experience does she have?

Brittanie has 16 years of clinical experience supporting people through anxiety, trauma, relationship challenges, and other emotional concerns.

Where is Brittanie licensed and based?

She is licensed in New Jersey as an LCSW with credential NJ LCSW 44SC06044900 and practices in New Jersey.

Which languages are available for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.

What session formats are offered?

She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different communication preferences.

How is cost handled for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Trauma and abuse

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 16 years
Licensed: New Jersey
Languages: English, Spanish

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