Brian Squitieri, LMHC

Brian Squitieri is a Florida licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with 12 years of clinical experience. He works directly with people facing anxiety, depression, stress, anger, grief, and major life transitions. Brian focuses on listening and building a practical plan with each person he sees.

He approaches sessions by collaborating with clients to set clear, measurable goals. Early work often centers on identifying what feels most urgent and learning concrete coping skills. Brian emphasizes communication tools, emotion management, and steps that lead to small, observable changes within a few weeks.

His background includes treating trauma, relationship and family concerns, intimacy-related issues, parenting stress, bipolar disorder, and ADHD. He also supports people dealing with abandonment wounds, chronic illness or pain, commitment and trust problems, and feelings of emptiness or isolation.

Brian uses methods that match each person’s needs. He draws on client-centered work to focus on what matters most to the client. He uses cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thinking and behavioral patterns. Mindfulness and skills from dialectical behavior therapy are added when emotion regulation or painful urges are central to the problem.

Sessions are offered in English and conducted from his Florida practice. Brian aims to help people build insight, strengthen coping skills, and make steady progress toward life goals.

How his approaches shape online therapy

Client-centered work puts the client's priorities first and helps shape each session around what matters most. This approach is useful when someone needs space to be heard and to set personal goals for change.

CBT, or cognitive behavioral therapy, focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It helps people identify unhelpful thinking patterns and practice new behaviors, which can reduce anxiety, depression, and stress-related problems.

Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) offers skills for managing intense emotions and improving relationships. Simple DBT tools like distress-tolerance and emotion-regulation strategies can help when feelings feel overwhelming or reactive.

Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. Brian will collaborate with each person to choose approaches that match their goals, needs, and comfort level. That choice can change over time as progress is made.

Because the biography does not list specific session formats, confirm current online options before booking. Online sessions can help fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and make it easier to keep regular appointments. They also allow for shorter check-ins when days are tight, or full sessions when more time is available.