Brittany Schwarten, LCSW
Wisconsin · 11 years in practice
Brittany Schwarten is a licensed clinical social worker with eleven years of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, trauma, and life transitions.
License and registration
- LCSW, Wisconsin
- 9620-123 · expires February 2027
- NPI
- 1457804833 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 11
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Brittany
Brittany Schwarten is a licensed clinical social worker with eleven years of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, trauma, and life transitions. She centers sessions on practical tools and clear goals, while listening closely to each person’s needs. Clients can expect a direct, honest style paired with steady support.
Brittany has worked in independent practice, school-based therapy, and higher levels of care. She has led DBT groups, social skills groups for children, and parent psychoeducation groups.
Background and approach
This range has shaped a flexible approach to different concerns. She focuses on building trust through empathy and nonjudgmental listening. Brittany emphasizes that people are more than their problems and helps them see themselves differently.
She offers straightforward challenges when that will help someone grow. Her work blends techniques from client-centered, cognitive behavioral, attachment-based, and dialectical behavior approaches. She also uses EMDR as part of trauma-focused work.
Brittany mixes methods to match what a person needs in the moment. Sessions aim to support the whole person - mind, body, and spirit. She provides practical resources and coaching around parenting, career stress, relationship patterns, and self-esteem.
The process is collaborative and paced to each individual’s goals. Brittany is comfortable working with a wide range of concerns, including OCD, bipolar mood challenges, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and intimate relationship problems. She frames therapy as a partnership and helps people develop skills they can use outside sessions.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Brittany lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Brittany names
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How her approaches work online
Brittany uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and test new ways of thinking and acting. CBT is helpful for anxiety, depression, and managing strong emotions through practical skills and experiments. She also draws from attachment-based therapy, which looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. This approach helps people understand connection, trust, and repeated relationship cycles. Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Brittany will talk with you about your goals, try different techniques, and adjust the plan based on what helps most. The first sessions are often about building trust and deciding which methods fit your needs. Online formats give flexibility for different situations. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversation and deeper work. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging support brief check-ins, coaching-style guidance, or day-to-day skill practice between longer sessions. These options let people fit therapy into busy lives, maintain momentum between sessions, and choose the format that makes regular work possible. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises and EMDR-informed steps to these formats when appropriate, tailoring care to each person's goals.We will earn a commission if you sign up through our link, at no cost to you. It does not change what you pay or the order of the listings.
Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does Brittany help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, and coping with life changes. Other focuses include relationship and intimacy issues, parenting, ADHD, OCD, bipolar, and compassion fatigue.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Sessions are direct and goal-oriented while remaining empathetic and nonjudgmental. She listens closely, offers practical tools, and will challenge you when it helps promote growth.
What is her clinical background?
She has eleven years of experience across independent practice, school-based therapy, and higher-level care. She has also led DBT groups, social skills groups for children, and parent education groups.
What credential and region are listed for this therapist?
She holds an LCSW credential and practices in Wisconsin as documented.
Which languages are supported and can international clients participate?
Sessions are offered in English, and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available online?
Sessions can take place by video call, phone session, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what fits your needs.
How are fees handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What do I need to do to get started?
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