I am licensed in Louisiana with over 25 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping Clients with stress and anxiety, mood stability, family conflicts, anger management/emotional control, motivation, self-esteem, communication and self-confidence. I believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity and compassion. I will tailor our dialog and treatment plan for improving your quality of living, to meet your unique and specific reasonable wants/needs. It takes courage to seek out a more fulfilling and satisfactory life and to take the responsible first steps towards positive changes. I am pleased to be a helpful support to empower you in that journey.
Additional areas of focus: Addictions, LGBT, Relationship issues, Trauma and abuse, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Parenting issues, Career difficulties, Depression, Coping with life changes, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Abandonment, Aging and geriatric issues, Antisocial personality, Attachment issues, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Avoidant personality, Blended family issues, Body image, Cancer, Caregiver issues and stress, Chronic pain, illness, and disability, Co-morbidity, Codependency, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with natural or human-caused disaster, Dependent personality, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), Dissociation, Divorce and separation, Domestic violence, Emptiness, Family of origin issues, Family problems, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Hospice and end-of-life counseling, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Life purpose, Midlife crisis, Veteran and Armed Forces Issues, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders, Multicultural concerns, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Paranoia, Personality disorders, Phobias, Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Prejudice and discrimination, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Self-harm, Self-love, Sexual assault and abuse, Sexuality, Social anxiety and phobia, Somatization, Traumatic brain injury, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young adult issues
Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
LA LPC 4565
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Very understanding with sterness and compassion.
Written on Dec 06, 2025 after therapy with Brenda for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, grief, sleeping disorders, anger management, coping with life changes, coaching, compassion fatigue, and adhd
Ms Oliver is comforting and encouraging. She listens and offers sensible suggestions and solutions. Very down to earth and a pleasure to be treated by her.
Written on May 21, 2025 after therapy with Brenda for 3 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, and self esteem
So grateful for Brenda. She has not only been extremely pragmatic in her approach; she is also honest and direct. She has helped me to cultivate self compassion, while directing and encouraging me to tackle my issues and hang ups. I cannot recommend her enough. I look forward to every session.
Written on May 06, 2025 after therapy with Brenda for 2 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, and self esteem
thanks for everything! i appreciate you and i will see you when i can afford it
Written on Jan 03, 2025 after therapy with Brenda for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, self esteem, anger management, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, and adhd
I love Ms.Brenda and her helpful expertise. She listens and responds effectively and I leave our session feeling refreshed. 10/10 I would recommend her!
Written on Jan 03, 2025 after therapy with Brenda for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, sleeping disorders, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and adhd
She has helped me reaffirm some of insecurities and turn them back into confidence and assurance that I needed
Written on Jan 10, 2024 after therapy with Brenda for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, lgbt, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, sleeping disorders, and anger management