Brenda Cloyd, LISW-CP

Brenda Cloyd is a South Carolina LISW-CP - a Licensed Independent Social Worker with Clinical Practice - with 20 years of experience. She focuses on concerns such as depression, anxiety, trauma and abuse, addictions, codependency, relationship strain, parenting stress, grief, and problems with sleep or eating.

She meets people who keep putting others first and lose track of their own needs. Sessions are straightforward. Brenda helps clients notice patterns, set limits, and build everyday coping skills. She also helps people who are juggling work stress, caregiving, or recovery from substance use and trauma.

Her style centers on listening and collaborating. She uses methods that help people identify unhelpful thoughts, practice new behaviors, and clarify values. Those methods come from approaches like cognitive behavioral therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, and client-centered work.

Brenda also draws on skills from dialectical behavior therapy and emotionally-focused work when relationships or intense emotions are in play. That can look like learning emotion regulation tools, improving communication, or addressing family-of-origin patterns that keep repeating.

Her background includes long experience with adults facing life transitions, military-connected stress, and recovery-related concerns. Sessions aim to produce practical steps people can try between meetings. Prospective clients should confirm current session formats before booking.

To begin, people are invited to use the platform matching process and schedule an initial appointment. Fees vary by location and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

Therapeutic approaches and remote sessions