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Joel Brooks LCSW, BCD, CCTS, CSTS, LCSW

Stress, Anxiety Addictions Relationships Trauma, Abuse Depression
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About me

Everyone has a right to have their own thoughts and feelings without shame and guilt, when feeling depressed, anxious, sad, uncertain or fearful. Taking the first step to seek counseling is courageous. I am here to support you in that process and provide you the opportunity to find the solutions you are seeking to achieve. Your happiness and contentment are my primary objective in our work together. I would look forward to working with you as your therapist.

I am licensed Clinical Social Worker, a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional and a Certified Shame Treatment Specialist, with over 40 years of professional work experience. I have helped my clients to overcome stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, obsessive compulsive disorder, relationship issues, bipolar disorder, & many other life adjustment concerns. I provide an open, safe and confidential environment where thoughts and feelings can be shared without fear of judgment.

I would be honored to work with you.

Professional experience

42 yrs in practice
Stress, Anxiety Addictions Relationships Trauma, Abuse Depression

Additional areas of focus: LGBT, Family conflicts, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Abandonment, Adoption and foster care, Aging and geriatric issues, Antisocial personality, Attachment issues, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Avoidant personality, BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture, 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, Drug and alcohol addiction, Eating and food-related issues, Emptiness, Family of origin issues, Family problems, Fatherhood issues, Fertility issues, Forgiveness, Gender dysphoria, Guilt and shame, Hoarding, Hospice and end-of-life counseling, Immigration issues, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders, Multicultural concerns, Narcissism, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Paranoia, Personality disorders, Phobias, Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships, Postpartum depression, Post-traumatic stress, Prejudice and discrimination, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-harm, Self-love, Sex addiction, Sexual assault and abuse, Sexual dysfunction, Sexuality, Social anxiety and phobia, Somatization, Traumatic brain injury, Trichotillomania, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young adult issues

Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Mindfulness Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Somatic Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, Systemic Therapy

Services offered

Video
Phone
Live Chat
Messaging

License information

FL LCSW SW1761

Reviews

These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Joel Brooks LCSW, BCD, CCTS, CSTS. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.

Joel has been great. He listens, supports and offers excellent feedback.

Written on May 29, 2025 after therapy with Joel for 8 months on issues concerning depression, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, anger management, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and adhd

I would like to thank Joel for being so supportive and understanding and encouraging

Written on May 13, 2025 after therapy with Joel for 1 year and 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, and adhd

Joel is amazing! He listens, understands and knows me, offers outstanding support and coping skills and helps me to prepare for the situations in life that cause me anxiety.. He's helped me progress so much in our short time together.

Written on May 01, 2025 after therapy with Joel for 1 year and 10 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, and trauma and abuse

Joel is a phenomenal therapist and I will say without a doubt the best therapist I had in my life and I’ve had therapist for about 14 years. He helped me with my narcissistic ex and overcoming a recent break up as well. He helps me learn about myself. He is very respectful, kind, genuine, responsive. Just all in all an amazing therapist and I highly recommend him.

Written on Apr 19, 2025 after therapy with Joel for 1 year and 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, eating disorders, and self esteem

Joel helped me tremendously during the most difficult of times. He helped save my marriage and we are stronger for it. I felt heard and supported by him.

Written on Mar 25, 2025 after therapy with Joel for 7 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, and coping with life changes

You’re awesome!

Written on Mar 16, 2025 after therapy with Joel for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, grief, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes