- Client-Centered Therapy
- CBT and DBT skills
- EMDR and mindfulness
About Brook
Brook Algarin is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in South Carolina with 25 years of experience helping adults who feel weighed down by past events or ongoing stress. She works with issues such as anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, and specifically lists guilt and shame among her focus areas.
She speaks in plain terms and invites practical conversation about how the past keeps showing up in daily life. Sessions look at the scenes and memories that replay, and the patterns people fall into when they try to cope. Brook describes wanting clients to notice small changes that make daily life feel less heavy.
Her background includes multiple therapeutic approaches. She uses Client-Centered Therapy to build a respectful working relationship, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance. She also works with Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and mindfulness techniques when appropriate.
Brook commonly helps people manage sleep problems, panic, bipolar mood challenges, caregiver stress, and issues around identity such as LGBT concerns. She also addresses life transitions like midlife shifts, blended family stress, infertility strain, and feelings of emptiness or isolation.
Sessions are offered in English and take place in South Carolina. The practice uses a subscription payment model that can be canceled at any time; costs vary by location. To begin, a prospective client is asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule an initial session.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on building a respectful, collaborative relationship where the therapist listens and reflects back what matters most to the client. This approach helps people feel understood and clarifies goals for addressing guilt, shame, and everyday stress.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It offers straightforward tools to test and change unhelpful thinking patterns that keep shame and anxiety active. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, provides skills for regulating strong emotions and tolerating distress without resorting to harmful coping behaviors.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Brook will help figure out which methods fit each person's needs and preferences, and adjust the plan as progress is made. That decision happens together, based on goals and what feels most useful.
The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and eliminate travel time. For some people, phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be less visually demanding, while video sessions allow more direct interaction for skills practice and EMDR when appropriate. Licensed professionals can discuss which arrangement best supports practical routines and therapeutic goals.
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Experience
25+ years
Listed in
South Carolina
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting strain, relationship and family problems, trauma and abuse, and lists guilt and shame among her focus areas.
How does she approach feelings of guilt and shame?
She uses practical conversation and therapeutic tools to look at the memories and patterns that keep those feelings alive. Techniques include cognitive work, DBT skills, and, when appropriate, EMDR or mindfulness.
What is her experience with these issues?
She has 25 years of experience working with adults on mood, anxiety, trauma-related concerns, caregiver stress, and life transitions.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in South Carolina.
Does she work in other languages or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Confirm the current session options before booking.
How does payment work and what does it cost?
Costs vary with location. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with her?
Begin by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a 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.