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Dr. Kerene Brown

Dr. Kerene Brown, LICSW, LCSW, CSW

Georgia

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LICSW clinician - blended household and relationship concerns

  • ACT and CBT methods
  • Attachment approaches
  • Stress and parenting

About Kerene

Dr. Kerene Brown is a licensed clinical social worker with LICSW and LCSW credentials and seven years of practice. She is based in Georgia and works with adults on stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and relationship and family concerns.

She helps people facing big life changes and day-to-day pressures. That includes parenting strain, grief, workplace stress, and difficulties with identity or communication. She also lists blended family issues among her focus areas.

In sessions she uses practical, evidence-based methods. She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques and acceptance work to help people manage thoughts and behaviors. She also uses attachment-based ideas to look at patterns that affect relationships.

Her style is straightforward and person-focused. Conversations center on what is happening now and what small steps might help. Clients practice skills and test them between sessions.

She works with themes such as abandonment, adoption and foster care, ADHD, caregiver stress, and compassion fatigue. Common targets are self-esteem, anger, communication problems, and combining households after a separation or new partnership.

Dr. Brown asks people to be ready to try skills, reflect on patterns, and talk about practical changes. To begin, prospective clients follow the site process to match and schedule a first appointment.

Therapeutic approaches used for online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that align with their values. It is often useful for anxiety, stress, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing thought and behavior patterns that maintain problems like depression, worry, or relationship conflict. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current connections and helps people try new ways of relating.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That choice can change over time as needs evolve and as skills are practiced between sessions.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Therapists and licensed professionals often adapt exercises for video or phone conversations so skills can be practiced in everyday settings.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefParenting issuesAnger managementBipolar disorderCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismPanic disorder and panic attacksPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSelf-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

7+ years

Listed in

Georgia, District of Columbia

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of issues does she address?

She focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and relationship and family concerns, including blended family issues and parenting strain.

How would she describe her therapy style?

Her approach is practical and person-focused, using evidence-based methods to teach skills and change patterns in everyday life.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has seven years of clinical experience working with adults on mood, attachment, and life transition issues.

What are her credentials and where is she located?

She holds LICSW and LCSW credentials and practices out of Georgia with DC licensure also noted.

Does she offer therapy in other languages or to international clients?

Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.

What session formats are available?

Session formats are not listed in the biography; please confirm current session options before booking.

How are fees and payment handled?

Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin and schedule a first session?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

Online talk therapy is for adults and is not emergency care, mediation or legal advice. If you or a child are in danger, use the emergency numbers. Find someone else by name.

Dr. Kerene BrownLICSW, LCSW, CSW

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