- Years in practice
- 28
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Parenting issues
About Arlene
Arlene Bishop is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who brings 28 years of experience to people facing parenting challenges and related life stressors. She offers a calm, direct style and helps parents and individuals sort through everyday struggles. Arlene practices in Florida and conducts sessions in English.
Her approach focuses on listening first and then building practical steps that fit a client's life. She uses client-centered methods to understand each person's values and goals.
Background and approach
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is part of her work to identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. Arlene also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills for managing strong emotions and improving relationships. Mindfulness practices are offered to help with stress, anxiety, and attention challenges.
Her background as a social worker shapes a broad, down-to-earth perspective on problems like grief, addiction, mood concerns, and parenting strain. She frames therapy as a collaborative process. Together with clients she sets clear goals and tracks small changes over time.
Sessions often include concrete tools, short homework, and real-world planning so skills carry over into daily life. People who reach out can expect a steady, experienced clinician who listens without judgment and focuses on practical steps. Arlene aims to help clients regain steadiness, manage difficult feelings, and make parenting and life routines more workable.
What Arlene works with
Everything Arlene lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Arlene helps people with.
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Paranoia
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Trichotillomania
- Young adult issues
Approaches Arlene lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Arlene’s Approaches Work Online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on understanding your priorities and building goals that matter to you. In practice this means the therapist listens closely and helps you choose what to work on first, which is useful for parenting concerns and life transitions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts affect feelings and actions. Online CBT sessions often include brief exercises and practical homework to test new ways of thinking and behaving between sessions.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, offers skills for handling intense emotions and improving day-to-day relationships. When used online it can provide concrete strategies for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and communication that clients can practice right away.
Finding the right combination of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and routine. That process can change as progress is made, and treatment plans are adjusted together.
Online therapy provides flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and teaching skills. Phone sessions can be quieter when bandwidth is low. Live chat and messaging are handy for short check-ins, quick coaching, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options help fit sessions into busy parenting schedules and everyday life.
Questions people ask about Arlene
What concerns does Arlene address?
She works with people facing parenting strain and many related concerns such as anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, addictions, grief, and stress. Additional focus areas include ADHD, postpartum depression, and multicultural issues.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is client-centered and practical. Sessions emphasize listening, clear goals, and tools you can use between appointments.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 28 years of experience as a social worker and clinician, which informs a broad, flexible approach to common and complex problems.
Where does she practice and what credential does she hold?
She practices in Florida and holds the credential LCSW, Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Florida.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as ways to meet depending on client preference.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a session according to therapist availability.
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