Brigette Girardey, LMFT
Helping parents and individuals find practical change
Explore online therapy options- Years in practice
- 13
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- California
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Grief
About Brigette
Brigette Girardey is a licensed marriage and family therapist who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and parenting challenges. She brings practical support for relationship strain, self-esteem concerns, addictions, and trauma. Brigette writes in plain terms and aims to make starting therapy feel doable for a worried parent or individual.
She draws on a client-centered stance that puts the person's goals first. Sessions focus on clear steps people can try between meetings and on building everyday coping tools.
Background and approach
Motivational interviewing is used to clarify what someone really wants and to boost momentum toward change. With 13 years of experience in California, Brigette adapts her approach to fit each situation. She listens for what matters most and then offers short-term, solution-focused strategies when they are helpful.
This includes attention to attachment, communication problems, and family issues that affect daily life. Brigette also supports people dealing with mood disorders, panic, post-traumatic stress, and life transitions like midlife shifts or career changes. Her work includes attention to cancer-related stress, codependency, and isolation or loneliness.
She offers sessions in English and provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Cost varies with location and availability, and services use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, a prospective client completes a short matching questionnaire and schedules according to therapist availability.
What Brigette works with
Everything Brigette lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Brigette helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Attachment issues
- Cancer
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Approaches Brigette lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes the person's own goals and experiences. The therapist listens closely and shapes sessions around what matters most, which can help with parenting worries, self-esteem, and relationship strain.Motivational Interviewing helps people resolve mixed feelings and find reasons to move toward change. This approach is useful for addictions, career shifts, or when someone feels stuck and needs a clear plan to try small steps.
Solution-Focused Therapy zeros in on immediate, practical changes. It identifies small actions that can make a difference between sessions, making it easier to track progress and adjust plans quickly.
Deciding which approach fits best is a collaborative process. The therapist will ask about goals, preferences, and daily realities, and then recommend methods to try. Those choices can shift over time based on what is working and what needs more attention.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect: video calls for face-to-face interaction, phone sessions when bandwidth or a shorter check-in is needed, live chat for quicker exchanges, and text-based messaging for ongoing support between sessions. These options make scheduling easier for parents and people with busy lives and allow the therapist to tailor contact to each person's needs.
Questions people ask about Brigette
What concerns does Brigette help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, parenting challenges, relationship and family problems, grief, and addictions, among other concerns.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is collaborative and straightforward. She focuses on practical steps, listens closely to goals, and adapts methods to each person's needs.
What is her professional background?
She has 13 years of clinical experience working with a range of concerns and life stages in California.
What credentials and region are listed?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with the credential LMFT and is based in California.
Which languages are supported and can international clients be seen?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
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 get started with therapy?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions according to therapist availability.
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