Brittany Powell, LPC

Brittany Powell is a Licensed Professional Counselor who practices in West Virginia. She holds a Master of Education focused on Mental Health Counseling and brings about 11 years of experience to her work. Brittany helps people facing anxiety, depression, and mood-related concerns. She also supports those coping with addiction, trauma, and loss. Her approach starts with building a caring, respectful space. Brittany treats therapy as a team effort where the person and counselor work together toward real goals. She does not promise quick fixes, but focuses on steady progress through practical steps. Brittany uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. Sessions include straightforward tools to manage stress, mood swings, and worry. She also addresses relationship and intimacy-related concerns and common issues like self-esteem and anger. She has worked with people facing chronic pain, caregiver stress, aging and geriatric concerns, and hospice or end-of-life issues. Other areas she supports include codependency, family of origin problems, and first responder stress. Brittany aims to make therapy clear and manageable. She encourages open conversation and collaborative goal-setting. If you are weighing therapy for grief, addiction, or long-term health challenges, she can help you map practical next steps.

How CBT and collaborative care translate to online therapy

CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical actions. It helps with anxiety, depression, mood swings, and stress by teaching concrete skills to change thinking and behavior. Brittany emphasizes teamwork in therapy. She works together with clients to set goals and try things between sessions. That collaborative process helps shape which approaches are used and how quickly to change strategies. Online therapy can make it easier to fit counseling into a busy life by removing travel time and allowing more flexible scheduling. It can also let someone check in during a short break, use audio-only when video is difficult, or keep appointments when mobility or health issues make travel hard. Specific session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current session options before booking to know what is offered. Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. The therapist will help decide whether CBT or other techniques are the best fit based on needs, goals, and preferences. That decision happens together, and can change as progress is made.