Brianda Gosselin-Hickey
She/Her/Hers
Mental Health Counselor - Limited Permit, MHC-LP Practice: Resilience LabShe/Her/Hers
Mental Health Counselor - Limited Permit, MHC-LP Practice: Resilience LabBrianda is a Chicana therapist who is a tenacious advocate for her community and the communities of other marginalized people. Brianda works from an anti-oppressive social justice framework, consciously working to undo the effects of colonization. She uses positive psychology to highlight her clients' unique strengths and abilities.
When Brianda works with a client, she endeavors to incorporate therapy practices that fully respect and reflect that client's cultural, religious, spiritual, and personal values. Brianda offers support and validation while unpacking past experiences and identifying future coping strategies, so that they can find a renewed sense of balance in their life.
Autism spectrum disorder - Support understanding the diagnosis and related challenges and strengths; skill-building in areas of daily routine, transitions, coping with overwhelming sensory experiences, social skills, and emotion identification and regulation
LGBTQIA, gender, & sexuality topics - Exploring topics of sexuality, gender, and identity; coping with discrimination and oppression; navigating relationship, family, and cultural challenges
Adolescent mental health - Working with adolescents, teenagers, and parents on social, academic, and/or emotional challenges throughout teenage years; addressing anxiety, family conflicts, peer relationships, school stress, transition to college, social media pressures, self-esteem, hopelessness about the future, emotional disregulation
ADHD - Skill-building and support around organizational challenges, distracted attention, procrastination; building and maintaining healthy routines and structure
Anxiety - Coping with excessive worry, nervousness, or stress; intense discomfort in social settings (social anxiety); sudden and intense feelings of panic (panic disorder)
Depression - Providing support and promoting healing of hopelessness, low motivation and energy, sadness, irritability, sleep disturbance, and loss of interest and pleasure in life
Years of Experience: 1 year
Columbia University, Teachers College, Bilingual Latinx Mental Health Counselor, 2022
Columbia University, Teachers College, Sexuality, Women, & Gender, 2022
Columbia University, Teachers College, Psychological Counseling, 2022
New York: P116304
English
Spanish