Cathi Brisart, LCSW
Licensed in Connecticut · 12 years in practice
Cathi Brisart is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and big life changes.
License and registration
- LCSW, Connecticut
- 010040 · expires May 2027
- NPI
- 1619258365 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 12
- Languages
- English
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About Cathi
Cathi Brisart is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and big life changes. She also supports concerns such as self-esteem, relationship and family problems, parenting challenges, and work or career strain. Her style is direct and warm, aimed at helping people feel understood and find workable steps forward.
Cathi draws on practical methods to help people manage intense feelings and daily demands. She uses approaches like Client-Centered therapy to follow a person's lead, and cognitive techniques to shift unhelpful thinking.
Background and approach
Mindfulness skills and emotion-focused work are included when they fit the person's goals. Clients meet with her to talk through recent losses, trauma, or ongoing mood patterns including bipolar concerns. She also helps people who feel lonely, stuck, or overwhelmed by caregiving and compassion fatigue.
Sessions focus on what is happening now and on building skills to cope between meetings. Her practice reflects about 12 years of clinical work in Connecticut. Cathi earned her social work degrees in the state and holds the LCSW credential.
She aims to make therapy understandable and useful for everyday life. Sessions can use a variety of online formats or phone and text options, which makes fitting therapy into busy schedules easier. The process begins with a short matching questionnaire and scheduling that matches a client's needs and timing.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Cathi lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Cathi names
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- 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 therapy approaches adapt to online care
Client-Centered therapy focuses on listening and following what matters most to the person. Online sessions using this approach let the therapist respond to a person's pace and priorities, so the work stays practical and personal.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. In video or phone sessions a therapist can teach specific exercises and thought-tracking tools that people can use between contacts to change mood and behavior.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, emphasizes emotion regulation and coping skills for intense feelings. Skills coaching via live chat or text can help with brief check-ins and skill practice between longer sessions.
Choosing the best approach is part of the early work. The therapist will collaborate with the person to match methods to goals, needs, and preferences rather than applying one fixed model. That makes the plan clearer and more useful.
Online therapy offers flexibility in how and when people connect. Video calls are close to an in-person session, phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text messages allow for shorter check-ins or ongoing skill reminders. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, parenting, or a busy routine while still using evidence-based methods.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does she help with?
Cathi supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and family issues, parenting challenges, trauma and bipolar concerns, among other areas.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She takes a warm, practical approach that listens first and then builds clear steps. Sessions focus on coping skills and on understanding feelings and patterns.
How much experience does she bring?
She has about 12 years of clinical experience working with people on mood, trauma, grief, and relationship concerns.
What credential and location should I know about?
She holds the LCSW credential and practices in Connecticut.
Are sessions available in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.
Which session formats are offered?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does cost and payment work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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