About Brett
Brett Gold is a licensed mental health counselor in Washington with 29 years of experience helping people facing stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, low self-esteem, depression, and addictions. He also supports concerns around relationships, intimacy, parenting, sleep and eating, bipolar mood changes, and coping with major life shifts.
He speaks English and works with adults seeking practical help and steady support. Brett keeps sessions straightforward and respectful. He listens first, then helps set concrete goals.
Background and approach
Conversations are tailored to the person in front of him, not a one-size-fits-all plan. He aims to build coping skills and clearer thinking so people can handle daily pressures more easily. Over nearly three decades he has seen a wide range of issues, from communication and commitment struggles to recovery from domestic violence and substance use.
He also addresses challenges linked to chronic pain, autism and Asperger Syndrome, and personality-related patterns like avoidant or antisocial traits. That breadth gives him tools to match different situations. Practical problem solving is a common part of his work.
He helps with emotion regulation, managing anger, improving sleep and eating patterns, and rebuilding self-worth after setbacks. Sessions often include straightforward strategies to try between meetings. People who choose Brett can expect a calm, compassionate approach.
He respects each person’s pace and choices. He will work with clients to create a plan that fits their life and goals.
Evidence-based techniques for online care
Many clients benefit from focused, practical approaches that target symptoms and behavior. One common technique emphasizes skill building for emotion regulation and stress management - teaching simple steps to calm intense feelings and handle everyday triggers. This approach is useful for anxiety, anger, and coping with change.Another helpful method concentrates on problem solving and behavior change. It breaks larger issues into small, doable tasks and tests what works, which can help with addictions, sleep and eating patterns, and relationship problems. These techniques tend to be action-oriented and measurable.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to goals, try options, and adjust plans based on what feels most helpful. Clients and the therapist decide together which methods to use and when to try something different.
Online therapy gives flexibility for real life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when a longer session is useful. Phone sessions work well for quicker check-ins or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging let people send short updates, ask questions between sessions, or have therapy that fits a busy schedule. These formats make it easier to maintain regular contact and keep progress moving forward.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Antisocial personality
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 29 years
- Licensed
- Washington
- Languages
- English