Brianna Sheridan, LPCC

Brianna Sheridan is a licensed professional clinical counselor in California with seven years of experience helping people manage stress and anxiety. She focuses on practical help for motivation, self-esteem, career challenges, and coping with life changes. Brianna meets people where they are and treats them as the expert in their own story.

Her sessions often center on clear, doable steps. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and change behavior. She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and client-centered ideas to help people clarify values and build resilience.

Brianna pays attention to everyday pressures like parenting strain, caregiver stress, and work burnout. She also supports those facing grief, mood concerns, panic, and trauma-related symptoms. Communication problems, family of origin issues, and multicultural concerns are part of her practice focus as well.

In conversation she emphasizes collaboration. Clients set goals and she offers tools to reach them, from coping skills to decision-making strategies. Sessions can include real-world homework and brief experiments to test what works.

Brianna aims for a direct but warm tone. She helps people find balance, build confidence, and make choices that fit their life. Beginning therapy can feel hard, and she works to make the first steps manageable and clear.

Approaches that guide online sessions

CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors to reduce anxiety and improve mood. It is often used for stress, panic, low mood, and goal-focused change.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy encourages noticing difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then taking action guided by personal values. It can help with motivation, life transitions, and coping when emotions feel overwhelming.

Client-Centered Therapy puts the person’s experience at the center. The therapist listens closely, reflects what is said, and supports people as they find their own solutions for self-esteem, relationship concerns, and life purpose.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Brianna will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and together decide which methods to try. The plan can change as progress is made and new challenges arise.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different needs. Video works well for more in-depth work where visual cues help. Phone sessions can fit a short break during a busy day or when bandwidth is limited. Chat and text messaging are useful for quick check-ins, brief coaching, or steady support between longer sessions.