Terry Brewer, LCSW

Terry Brewer is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 15 years of experience helping people work through addiction, depression, anxiety, and relationship problems. He practices from Indiana and offers services both online and by phone as part of his work as a clinician. Terry writes that he builds therapy around respect, empathy, and client autonomy.

He has a background working in residential settings, correctional facilities, and online care. That range of settings shaped a direct, relationship-centered style. Sessions are described as validating and straightforward, and Terry says he will challenge clients when needed.

Terry uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, EMDR, and client-centered methods. He combines these approaches with motivational interviewing to adapt plans to each person's needs. The focus is on practical steps people can use between sessions.

Common concerns Terry lists include addictions, family conflict, parenting stress, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, anger, and coping with life changes. He also notes work with abandonment, adoption and foster care, codependency, chronic illness, and fatherhood issues.

Terry says he aims to help people move toward values-based living rather than being defined by circumstances. He emphasizes partnership in therapy and describes his role as helping clients find greater peace and joy through steady, practical work.

How therapy approaches translate to online care

Terry often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. CBT focuses on practical skills and small experiments to reduce anxiety, depression, and problematic habits.

He also works with Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills. DBT strategies can be useful for intense emotions, relationship strain, and problems with impulsive behavior.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Terry will discuss options, tailor techniques to a person’s goals, and adjust the plan as progress is made. Clients set goals and trade ideas with the therapist about which methods feel most helpful.

Online sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video helps preserve face-to-face conversation and nonverbal cues, phone calls work when bandwidth is limited or a camera feels uncomfortable, and messaging is useful for brief check-ins or when frequent written support is preferred. These options make therapy more flexible for busy schedules and for people who live far from Indiana-based clinics.