Brittanie Pena , LCSW

Brittanie Pena is a licensed clinical social worker who uses straightforward, person-centered therapy to help people through hard times. She brings 16 years of experience and works in New Jersey with English and Spanish speakers. Her practice focuses on common struggles like anxiety, depression, stress, and relationship and intimacy concerns.

She also helps people facing trauma and abuse, ADHD, immigration-related challenges, and issues tied to family roles. Brittanie offers practical ways to manage overwhelming feelings, improve communication, and rebuild trust after painful experiences. Sessions emphasize small, achievable steps that fit into a person's daily life.

Brittanie draws from approaches such as cognitive behavioral strategies, dialectical behavior skills, emotionally-focused methods, mindfulness, and client-centered care. Those tools are used to reduce unhelpful patterns, manage intense emotions, and strengthen close relationships. She explains techniques in plain language and practices them together with each person.

Her background includes supporting people through life transitions like divorce, blended family challenges, career shifts, and the fallout of domestic violence. She also addresses concerns such as body image, codependency, abandonment, and compassion fatigue. The goal is to make progress that feels real and useful day to day.

Therapy with Brittanie is collaborative and paced to the client's needs. She helps people set clear goals, try concrete strategies, and adjust the plan as needed. New clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions based on availability.

Approach-driven care through online sessions

Client-centered therapy focuses on the person's own goals and perspective, giving space for each person to lead the conversation while the therapist offers support and reflection. This approach helps people find their own answers and build self-trust.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and teaches practical changes. CBT is useful for managing anxiety, depression, and stress by breaking problems into small, testable steps.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, teaches specific skills to handle intense emotions and improve interpersonal effectiveness. It is often used when people need tools for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Brittanie will collaborate to choose and adapt methods based on a person's needs, goals, and preferences. The plan can shift over time as progress is made and new issues come up.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, so people can pick what fits their life. Video lets for more face-to-face interaction, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat and text work for brief check-ins or continuing work between sessions. These options make scheduling more flexible and help therapy fit into busy days.