- Client-centered approach
- Mindfulness and DBT skills
- Focus on life transitions
About Brenda
Brenda Roberts Moosa is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Virginia with 23 years of experience. She approaches therapy with warmth and respect and focuses on practical steps that help people feel steadier. Her work addresses common concerns such as depression, anxiety, grief, and relationship pain. She also supports people dealing with parenting stress, life transitions, LGBT-related issues, and compassion fatigue.
Brenda uses a mix of client-centered and psychodynamic ideas to shape conversations. She keeps sessions interactive and tailored to what each person needs. Her style is direct but compassionate, and she avoids labeling people or their struggles.
She also uses mindfulness practices and elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy to help with emotion regulation and staying grounded in stressful moments. Solution-focused techniques help identify small, achievable changes when someone feels stuck.
Brenda has helped people through adoption and foster care questions, custody and co-parenting after divorce, blended family issues, and codependency concerns. She works with challenges that come from aging, caregiving stress, autism and Asperger Syndrome, and complex family-of-origin issues.
Brenda encourages taking a first step when readiness and safety align. Her aim is to support clients as they set clear goals and learn skills they can use outside sessions. To begin, prospective clients use the Start Therapy flow to match and schedule a first appointment.
How Brenda’s Approaches Translate to Online Work
Brenda draws on client-centered therapy to prioritize each person's needs and perspective. That means sessions focus on what matters to the client, with the therapist guiding conversation and reflecting what emerges. This approach is helpful for relationship concerns, self-esteem work, and life changes.She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills and mindfulness techniques. DBT skills teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and communication tools. Mindfulness practices help people stay present and reduce reactivity during stressful moments. Both approaches can be used to manage anxiety, grief, codependency patterns, and compassion fatigue.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Brenda collaborates with each person to pick methods that match their goals and preferences. She adjusts pacing and tools as progress is made so the plan fits the client's life.
If you are considering online therapy, confirm the specific session formats before booking since options are not listed here. Online care can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, or choose shorter check-ins when needed. Licensed professionals can use the same therapeutic techniques remotely, and the focus remains on making practical changes that carry over into everyday life.
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Experience
23+ years
Credentials
Virginia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Brenda address?
She works with depression, anxiety, grief, relationship problems, codependency, parenting strain, LGBT issues, and compassion fatigue among other concerns.
What is her approach or style in sessions?
Her style is warm, respectful, and interactive. She combines client-centered conversation with psychodynamic insight and practical skill-building.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Brenda has 23 years of experience working as a therapist in clinical settings.
What credentials and region should I know about?
She holds the Licensed Professional Counselor credential (LPC) and practices in Virginia.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Session formats are not specified here; please confirm current session options before booking so you know whether in-person or remote work is offered.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start working with Brenda?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.