- Stress and anxiety
- Relationship strain
- Mindfulness and DBT
About Brenda
Brenda Roberts Moosa is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Virginia with 23 years of experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship strain, and challenges tied to identity and life changes, including LGBT concerns and parenting stress.
Brenda uses a conversational, interactive style that combines client-centered work with psychodynamic ideas. She focuses on clear, practical conversation rather than labels. Sessions aim to identify patterns, develop coping skills, and clarify next steps people can try between meetings.
Her background includes long experience with family-related issues such as adoption and foster care, blended family dynamics, co-parenting after divorce, and disputed custody concerns. She also has experience supporting people through trauma, compassion fatigue, aging and caregiver stress, and the emotional effects of major life events.
In session she draws on techniques from Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and mindfulness to help manage intense emotions and build day-to-day regulation skills. Solution-focused tools are used to break down problems into small, testable steps and to set achievable goals. Psychodynamic ideas help uncover repeating relationship patterns and early influences that still affect current choices.
Brenda practices in Virginia and offers services in English. International clients are not accepted. Fees vary by location and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-centered therapy focuses on what matters to the person in front of the therapist. In practice this means sessions start with the client’s priorities and the therapist reflects and clarifies those concerns to help set goals. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, offers concrete skill-building for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness - useful for strong reactions, anxiety, and relationship conflicts. Mindfulness therapy brings attention to present-moment experience and simple exercises that reduce reactivity and improve focus.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Brenda will talk with each person about goals and preferences, and together decide which methods to try first. That collaborative process can change as needs shift over time, with an emphasis on practical skills and reflection that fit the client’s life.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current online options before booking. Many people find online sessions help fit therapy around work, study, or caregiving by removing travel time and making scheduling easier. Online work also makes it straightforward to practice mindfulness exercises together, do brief skills coaching, and set short between-session tasks to test out changes in daily life.
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Experience
23+ years
Listed in
Virginia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship problems, parenting strain, LGBT issues, trauma and life transitions.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is interactive and conversational, combining client-centered work with psychodynamic ideas and practical skills from DBT and mindfulness.
How much experience does she have?
She has 23 years of experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor in clinical practice.
Where does she practice and what is her credential?
She is an LPC practicing in Virginia and provides services under that credential.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people from other countries work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions billed and what do they cost?
Fees vary by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
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