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Brittany Trenker

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Brittany Trenker, LMHC

Florida

Licensed Mental Health Counselor - Anger and Relationships

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Key details

  • CredentialsLMHC
  • LicenseLMHC, Florida / MH20685
  • NPI1619442621
  • Experience8 years
  • LanguagesEnglish
  • LocationFlorida

About

  • CBT strategies
  • Mindfulness skills
  • Solution-focused work

About Brittany

Brittany Trenker is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Florida with eight years of clinical experience. She works with adults on concerns like stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, anger, trauma and abuse, addiction, parenting challenges, and other life changes.

She centers sessions on the person in front of her and lets clients help set the direction of their work. Brittany uses Client-Centered Therapy alongside practical tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy. Her style aims to help people notice patterns, test new ways of responding, and make concrete adjustments that fit daily life.

In session she talks through thoughts and behaviors that feed frustration and anger. She helps people develop alternatives to snapping or holding resentment. Sessions also cover communication skills, boundaries, and strategies for coping with stress at work and at home.

Brittany has worked with active duty service members and veterans in past roles and brings that experience into her practice when relevant. She also supports people dealing with blended family issues, divorce and separation, body image, and codependency concerns.

Her toolbox includes mindfulness exercises to calm intense moments, motivational interviewing to sort priorities, and solution-focused techniques for short-term problem solving. Those methods are used alongside client-directed conversations to keep work practical and goal-oriented.

How sessions work

How her approaches translate to online work

Her practice blends Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with mindfulness techniques. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the client's priorities and lets conversations set the agenda, which helps when people bring anger linked to relationships or parenting. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy breaks down thoughts and behaviors that keep anger going and offers concrete experiments to try between sessions. Mindfulness Therapy adds short exercises to notice tension and reduce reactivity in the moment.

Deciding which approach to use is collaborative. Brittany will work with each person to match methods to their goals, preferences, and daily demands. That means checking what feels useful, adjusting methods, and combining tools rather than using a single fixed plan.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know how she is seeing clients at the moment. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins on hectic days, or avoid travel when energy is low. Those practical benefits help people keep momentum as they practice new ways of responding to anger.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseParenting issuesDepression

Also works with

AddictionsFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersAnger managementSelf esteemBipolar disorderCoping with life changes

Additional focus areas

Blended family issuesBody imageCodependencyCommunication problemsDivorce and separationDomestic violenceVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Young adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

8+ years

Listed in

Florida

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of anger issues does she address?

She works with adults on everyday anger such as snapping at loved ones, workplace frustration, built-up resentment, and reactions tied to trauma or stress.

What is her therapeutic style like?

She uses a client-centered approach that lets the person guide sessions, combined with practical tools from CBT and solution-focused techniques.

How much experience does she have?

She has eight years of experience as a clinician working with adults and service members in various settings.

Where is she licensed and based?

She is a Florida LMHC and practices from Florida.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients work with her?

International clients are not currently accepted.

How are sessions scheduled and paid for?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin a first session?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule the first session.

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Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.

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