Aen Brauer, LICSW - Therapist in Washington

ACT methods
CBT tools
Client-centered care

About Aen

Aen Brauer is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) practicing in Washington with 15 years of clinical experience. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, grief and loss, LGBT-related concerns, and trauma and abuse. Her work includes support for self-esteem, depression, addiction, relationship strain, eating issues, parenting challenges, career questions, and ADHD.

Brauer focuses on straightforward conversation. She listens without judging and encourages people to name what they are feeling. Sessions usually involve talking through recent events, noticing unhelpful patterns, and trying small changes that can make daily life easier.

She uses several practical therapy approaches, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Client-Centered methods. These give a mix of tools - ways to notice painful thoughts, to test unhelpful beliefs, and to strengthen personal values that guide decisions.

Her practice also addresses long-term or complex issues. That includes adoption and foster care concerns, caregiving stress, chronic illness or pain, cancer, body image, fertility, first responder issues, and problems linked to family of origin. She also works with people affected by domestic violence, divorce, and substance use.

Aen describes therapy as a collaborative process. Early sessions tend to focus on identifying what matters most and finding practical steps to reduce the burden of guilt or shame where it appears. She asks about what clients want to accomplish and helps outline small, doable goals.

Approaches used and working online

Aen uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) among other approaches. ACT focuses on clarifying personal values and learning to live alongside uncomfortable thoughts rather than fighting them, which can help when guilt or shame get in the way of choices. CBT looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions connect and offers steps to test and change unhelpful thinking patterns that maintain anxiety or low mood.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. She treats choosing methods as a conversation and will help clients decide which tools fit best based on their goals, needs, and what feels doable in day-to-day life. That collaborative planning can be adjusted as progress is made.

Confirm the therapist's available session formats before booking because specific formats are not listed in the profile. Many people find that working with a licensed professional online makes it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, to have shorter check-ins when needed, or to avoid travel time. Those practical benefits often help people keep therapy consistent while they work on reducing guilt, shame, and related stresses.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety Grief Self esteem Depression Coping with life changes

Also works with

Addictions LGBTRelationship issuesEating disordersParenting issuesCareer difficultiesADHD

Additional focus areas

Adoption and foster careAging and geriatric issues Body imageCancerCaregiver issues and stress Chronic pain, illness, and disabilityCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesFamily of origin issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issues Isolation / loneliness Midlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesPostpartum depressionPrejudice and discrimination Self-loveSmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Experience

15+ years

Listed in

Washington

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she work with?

She works with stress, anxiety, grief and loss, LGBT-related issues, trauma and abuse, self-esteem and depression, addictions, relationship and eating concerns, parenting and career questions, and ADHD.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

She uses clear conversation and active listening, focusing on naming feelings, spotting unhelpful patterns, and trying practical changes in daily life.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 15 years of professional experience working with a broad range of concerns.

What are her credentials and where does she practice?

She is a LICSW licensed in Washington and practices in that state.

Which languages are offered and can international clients join?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

Please confirm current session options before booking as the profile does not list specific formats.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

What do I do to start working with her?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.