Brittanie Pena, LCSW
New Jersey · 16 years in practice
Brittanie Pena is a licensed clinical social worker in New Jersey with 16 years of experience.
License and registration
- LCSW, New Jersey
- 44SC06044900 · expires August 2026
- NPI
- 1598399982 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 16
- Languages
- English, Spanish
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Brittanie
Brittanie Pena is a licensed clinical social worker in New Jersey with 16 years of experience. She helps people manage anxiety, depression, and stress. She also supports those facing relationship strain, trauma and abuse, and the challenges of parenting or career change.
Brittanie blends emotionally-focused work with client-centered care to help people better understand their feelings. She uses clear, practical steps from cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness to reduce symptoms day to day.
Background and approach
Sessions often focus on improving communication, addressing attachment concerns, and rebuilding trust after loss or separation. People working with Brittanie can expect straightforward goals and tools they can practice between sessions. She offers techniques for emotion regulation and coping with overwhelming moments, and she helps people sort through patterns like codependency, control issues, or avoidance.
The work emphasizes small changes that add up over time. Her bilingual ability in English and Spanish helps her connect with a wider range of clients. Brittanie also brings experience helping people navigate immigration-related stress, domestic violence aftermath, and the practical fallout of major life transitions.
She frames decisions around what feels manageable for each person. Therapy is collaborative and paced to the individual. Brittanie helps people set goals, track progress, and adjust strategies when needed.
She supports people through grief, self-esteem struggles, bipolar mood concerns, and compassion fatigue with steady, practical guidance.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Brittanie lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- ADHD
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Brittanie names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Emotion-focused care and online options
Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people notice and name their deeper emotions and how those feelings shape relationships and choices. It can be helpful when attachment wounds, abandonment fears, or intimacy problems are central concerns.Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person's own experience and priorities. The therapist listens without judgment and supports people as they find their own answers and build self-compassion.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and managing everyday stress.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, needs, and preferences. Plans are adjusted over time as progress and priorities evolve.
Online sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging to add flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and deeper emotional work. Phone sessions can be a shorter check-in or an easier option when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging let people send updates and try brief coaching between sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around work, family, and life obligations.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Brittanie address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, ADHD, parenting challenges, career stress, bipolar mood concerns, and related areas such as attachment and abandonment.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style combines emotionally-focused work with client-centered care and practical CBT and mindfulness skills. Sessions are collaborative and focus on understanding emotions and building real coping tools.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 16 years of experience as a licensed clinician working with a range of emotional and life challenges.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a New Jersey licensed clinical social worker with an LCSW credential and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish to serve speakers of both languages.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as session formats.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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