LMFT, 20 years of experience
I’m Briana Henry, LMFT (#104847) — a California-licensed therapist with over 20 years of experience supporting children, teens, and adults. I provide individual therapy exclusively through telehealth (video or phone), offering a flexible and convenient way to receive support from the comfort of your own space. I strive to create a warm, judgment-free environment where you can feel safe to share openly and work toward meaningful change.
Our first session is a relaxed and supportive conversation where we’ll explore what brings you to therapy, discuss your goals, and ensure this approach is a good fit for your needs. You can expect a compassionate, judgment-free space where you’re listened to and understood — and where we begin building a path toward meaningful change together through convenient, telehealth-based care.
What stands out most about my therapeutic approach is my ability to connect quickly, create a sense of safety, and help clients move toward meaningful goals using practical, skills-based methods. I draw from Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to teach emotional regulation, mindfulness, and distress tolerance; Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients reframe unhelpful thoughts and patterns; Solution-Focused Therapy to highlight strengths and small, realistic steps forward; and Person-Centered Therapy to ensure each session feels collaborative, validating, and uniquely tailored to the client’s needs. Clients describe my style as calm, down-to-earth, and focused on creating progress they can see. With extensive experience in community and school-based settings, I specialize in helping clients gain insight, build coping tools, and strengthen communication within their families, peers and/or co-workers—often seeing measurable improvements in just a few sessions.
My practice is best suited for individuals—children, teens, and adults—who are ready to take an active role in their personal growth and want to focus on meaningful, achievable goals. I work well with clients who are motivated to make changes in areas such as managing anxiety or depression, improving emotional regulation, navigating relationship or family stress, or adjusting to life transitions. For children and teens, my approach combines structure, creativity, and emotional skill-building. I help young clients learn to identify feelings, develop coping tools, and strengthen communication skills in a way that feels engaging and supportive. Collaboration with parents or caregivers is encouraged when helpful to reinforce progress at home and school. For adults, I provide a space that balances compassion with practical strategies. My work focuses on helping clients break unhelpful patterns, reduce stress, and build confidence using short-term, solution-focused methods. Clients appreciate having a clear direction, tools that can be applied immediately, and a therapist who listens without judgment while guiding them toward measurable progress. Whether you’re a parent seeking support for your child, a teen navigating life’s pressures, or an adult striving to feel more grounded and in control, I’m here to help you build skills that support emotional balance and lasting change.
I utilize DBT to help clients develop practical tools for managing overwhelming emotions, improving communication, and increasing mindfulness. This approach emphasizes finding balance—learning to accept emotions as they are while also working toward positive change. My experience providing DBT in community and school-based clinics has strengthened my ability to adapt these skills to fit clients of all ages, including children and teens, in a way that feels approachable and relevant to their daily lives.
With a solution-focused lens, I help clients identify what’s already working and build on their existing strengths to achieve their goals. Rather than dwelling on problems, we focus on creating realistic, actionable steps forward. This approach is especially effective in brief therapy, empowering clients to experience progress quickly and sustain positive changes over time.
Using CBT, I guide clients in exploring the connection between their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. Together, we work to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and replace them with more balanced perspectives that support healthier choices and emotional well-being. This structured, evidence-based approach helps clients gain insight into how their thoughts influence their experiences and provides clear steps toward meaningful change.
My practice is grounded in empathy, authenticity, and unconditional positive regard. I believe each client is the expert of their own life, and my role is to create a safe, nonjudgmental space where they feel seen and heard. This approach encourages self-discovery, builds confidence, and helps clients reconnect with their own strengths and values as the foundation for growth.
2 ratings with written reviews
July 28, 2025
Initial consultation went very well, Briana listened and asked good questions. My initial feeling was of comfort and good communication. Looking forward to continuing therapy with Briana.
April 11, 2025
Love chatting with Briana. She had great insight and is a good listener