Brenda Ned, LPC

Brenda Ned is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Georgia with three years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, and mood concerns while offering steady support through difficult moments. Her style is direct and compassionate, with an emphasis on practical steps people can try between sessions.

Brenda builds a space where clients can talk about thoughts and feelings without fear of judgment. She listens for patterns that contribute to worry, low mood, or anger. From there she helps people try different ways of thinking and behaving to reduce distress and improve daily functioning.

Her work uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions to find small, testable changes. Brenda also supports people facing challenges related to ADHD, addictions, trauma and abuse, bipolar struggles, and postpartum depression. She pays attention to how intellectual disability, veteran and armed forces issues, personality disorders, and phobias can affect each person’s situation.

Sessions are practical and goal-focused, with suggestions for coping skills and simple experiments to try between meetings. Brenda encourages questions and checks in on what is or isn’t working. She offers spoken sessions in English and accepts international clients when appropriate.

People who choose Brenda often want straightforward guidance and tools they can use right away. She helps clients set realistic steps toward feeling more stable and in control.

CBT-focused care delivered online

Brenda uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people notice how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect. CBT involves identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and trying small, practical changes to see what helps. This approach can be useful for anxiety, depression, anger, and stress-related problems.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Brenda will talk with each person about goals and preferences, and together they decide which techniques to try. She checks progress and adapts the plan so it fits the client’s life and needs.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video allows face-to-face conversation and demonstrations of skills. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief check-ins, quick coping suggestions, or people who prefer typing. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, or caregiving routines while maintaining continuity of care.