Brittany Bordonaro , LICSW

Brittany Bordonaro is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) with 15 years of experience helping individuals, couples, and families navigate difficult transitions and persistent concerns. She earned a Master of Social Work (MSW) in 2008 and builds her practice on a foundation of trust, openness, and respect while remaining sensitive to cultural context.

Her work spans relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, self-esteem and body image, stress and anxiety, addictions, grief and intimacy challenges, eating and sleeping difficulties, parenting and caregiver stress, anger and career concerns, as well as mood conditions such as bipolar disorder and depression. She also focuses on adoption and foster care, communication problems, divorce and separation, domestic violence, first responder and military-related matters, and other family-of-origin and life-event stresses.

Brittany draws on client-centered principles alongside strengths-based, solution-focused techniques and cognitive behavioral approaches to help clients recognize existing resources and develop practical strategies. She routinely helps clients identify priorities, learn skills for symptom relief when needed, and pursue realistic solutions. Many clients report experiencing quick relief once they address the issues most important to them. Clients describe her as kind, caring, and empathic, and she aims to empower and motivate people as they work toward their goals.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Brittany uses client-centered therapy to create a supportive space where the client's perspective guides the work - this approach focuses on empathy, active listening, and empowering the individual to find their own solutions, which is often helpful for self-esteem, relationship, and identity-related concerns.

She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), which helps people recognize patterns in their thoughts and behaviors and learn practical skills to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and address stress-related symptoms. For couples and relationship work she incorporates principles from the Gottman Method to improve communication, manage conflict, and rebuild trust in partnerships.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process; Brittany will work collaboratively with each person to identify which methods best fit their needs, goals, and preferences and will adjust strategies as progress unfolds.

Online therapy options - including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging - make it easier to access care around work, family, or military schedules. These formats allow licensed professionals to offer consistent support, flexible scheduling, and continued skill practice between sessions.