- Stress reduction
- Focus and motivation
- Parenting support
About Britt
Britt Olean is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) in Minnesota with 11 years of professional experience. She works with adults who are carrying stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and difficulties with focus and motivation. Britt lists guilt and shame among the concerns she supports people with and often helps those facing life changes or caregiving strain.
She starts from the view that each person knows their own story and brings strengths to hard problems. Sessions are practical and conversational. Britt listens for what is getting in the way of day-to-day functioning and helps people name small, useful steps they can try between meetings.
Her background includes helping people with attention and concentration challenges, memory or focus problems, and the stress that comes from caregiving roles. She also works with grief, trauma and abuse, and relationship tensions as they affect daily life. Britt uses straightforward approaches that aim to make emotional experience easier to understand and manage.
People often come to address guilt or shame tied to family, faith, or parenting decisions. Britt helps them break those feelings into the specific thoughts and behaviors that keep them stuck. The work can include noticing patterns, practicing different responses, and building routines that reduce overwhelm.
Sessions are conducted in English and reflect her Minnesota licensure. For someone weighed down by guilt or shame, Britt offers a steady, practical way to talk through what happened and what to try next.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Evidence-based approaches focus on practical skills and clearer thinking. One common method helps people notice and reframe unhelpful thoughts so guilt and shame are less automatic; this teaches specific ways to test and change thinking patterns. Another useful approach emphasizes small behavioral changes - planning short experiments and new routines to reduce overwhelm and build confidence.Choosing which approach to use is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has helped or not helped before, then try methods that fit those needs. That collaborative selection is ongoing and can shift as progress or obstacles appear.
The biography does not list which online session formats are offered, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online sessions can help fit therapy into a busy week by removing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins when needed, and offering a way to meet from wherever quieter surroundings are available. Licensed professionals can adjust pacing, homework, and session length to match daily life while keeping focus on concrete steps to address guilt, shame, attention, and stress.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Experience
11+ years
Listed in
Minnesota
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, attention and focus issues, grief, trauma, relationship concerns, and guilt and shame.
How does she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
Britt helps break guilt and shame into specific thoughts and behaviors, then practices alternative responses and small behavioral steps to reduce their hold.
How much experience does she have?
She has 11 years of professional work experience supporting adults through a range of emotional and practical challenges.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Minnesota LICSW, which stands for Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker, and she practices in Minnesota.
Does she offer sessions in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
How are session formats arranged?
The biography does not specify session formats; confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment and scheduling work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time; start by completing the short matching questionnaire and scheduling a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.