Syrita Braswell-O'Neal , LPC

Syrita Braswell-O'Neal is a licensed professional counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and anger. She also supports people facing life changes and those dealing with attachment, communication problems, guilt, shame, loneliness, and women's issues. Her style is warm and straightforward, aimed at helping clients find practical steps forward.

She builds a calm, affirming space for people to talk through difficult feelings. Sessions focus on understanding what feels most urgent and trying small changes that can make a day easier. Syrita uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and adapts them to each person's situation.

Syrita brings three years of clinical experience in Connecticut to her practice. She centers cultural awareness and aims to acknowledge how a person's background shapes their struggles and strengths. That awareness guides how she frames goals and interventions.

In sessions she helps clients practice clearer communication and safer ways to express anger or grief. For people coping with trauma or abuse, she works at a pace that the client sets and focuses on building coping skills. When life transitions feel overwhelming, she helps break big problems into manageable steps.

Her approach is collaborative and practical. She encourages simple routines, communication strategies, and emotion regulation tools that people can use between sessions. The aim is to help clients feel more capable and move toward steadier days.

Therapeutic techniques and online care that fit your life

Syrita uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques tailored to each person's needs. One approach helps people build concrete coping skills for anxiety and stress - practicing breathing, grounding, and stepwise problem solving to reduce overwhelming moments. Another approach focuses on processing trauma and difficult memories at a pace each person can tolerate, while teaching tools to manage intense feelings between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. She collaborates with clients to identify goals, tries methods that match those goals, and adjusts techniques as progress is made. Clients and therapist decide together which tools feel most helpful and realistic for everyday life.

Online therapy offers flexible options like video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for face-to-face conversation and nonverbal cues, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited or a camera isn't needed, and chat or messaging can be useful for brief check-ins or when a written reflection feels easier. These formats make it simpler to fit sessions into a busy schedule and to keep consistent contact while working toward goals.