Brigette Girardey, LMFT
Practical, collaborative therapy for life challenges
About Brigette
Brigette Girardey is a licensed marriage and family therapist who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and struggles with self-esteem. She also supports people dealing with relationship strain, parenting challenges, addictions, mood disorders, and career-related concerns.
Background and approach
Brigette works from California and speaks English. She keeps sessions practical and focused.
Brigette listens first, and then helps people find concrete steps they can try between meetings. She draws on client-centered principles to make sessions feel respectful and collaborative.
Motivational interviewing and solution-focused strategies guide short-term goals and gradual change. Brigette has 13 years of clinical experience and uses that background to match strategies to each person's needs.
She aims to create an authentic, nonjudgmental space where people can talk openly about hard things. She avoids jargon and explains ideas in plain language so people understand their options.
In sessions she helps people clarify what matters to them, set small achievable goals, and notice progress. For parents she addresses parenting stress and communication problems without making quick judgments.
For people coping with trauma or loss she balances practical coping tools with time to process emotions. Her style is collaborative and goal-minded.
Brigette helps people move from feeling stuck toward manageable steps and clearer priorities. If someone wants straightforward guidance and a therapist who respects their pace, she offers that steady, supportive approach.
Approach and online options for practical change
Client-centered therapy focuses on the persons own goals and values. It involves careful listening and reflecting back what matters to the person, helping them find their own path forward. This approach can help when someone needs a supportive space to sort through emotions and decisions.Motivational interviewing helps people resolve mixed feelings about change. It uses gentle questions and reflections to boost motivation and identify small, doable steps. This style is useful for behavior changes, addictions, and situations where someone feels stuck.
Solution-focused therapy looks for what works now and builds on it. Sessions emphasize small, practical changes and measurable goals to create momentum. It is often helpful when people want short-term focus on concrete outcomes. Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Brigette will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. Decisions are revisited over time so the plan stays useful and relevant.
Online therapy offers flexibility with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues and a fuller conversation, phone calls use less bandwidth and can be easier during busy days, and messaging or chat supports quick check-ins or ongoing prompts between sessions. These options make it easier to schedule therapy around work, parenting, and travel while keeping consistent contact with a licensed professional.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Addictions
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English