Brett Olson (he/him/his)

I specialize in helping adults manage worry, panic, and stress using tools and strategies based in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and other mindfulness techniques. We can work together to understand your triggers, challenge unhelpful thinking patterns, and help you learn coping skills that will make you feel calm, confident, and emotionally balanced.

As a queer-affirming therapist, I provide a safe and inclusive space for LGBTQ+ adults to explore their sense of identity, relationship concerns, family dynamics, and life transitions without fear of judgment. I also stay committed to advocating for the LGBTQ+ community and helping clients feel empowered to keep living authentically.

I am familiar with Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), a highly effective, evidence-based treatment for OCD. I support clients and help them learn skills that can reduce compulsions, handle intrusive thoughts, and understand how to handle uncertainty. My goal is to help clients feel less controlled by OCD and regain a sense of freedom in their lives.

I specialize in helping adults manage worry, panic, and stress using tools and strategies based in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and other mindfulness techniques. We can work together to understand your triggers, challenge unhelpful thinking patterns, and help you learn coping skills that will make you feel calm, confident, and emotionally balanced.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on your thoughts and feelings, and it finds new ways for you to connect with these thoughts and feelings where you don't feel like you are fighting them or pushing them away. We make space for your emotions, clarify what matters most to you, and move towards a life that is authentic and meaningful. Together, we explore how to take small, intentional steps towards what you value most, even when times get tough.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on your thoughts and feelings, and it finds new ways for you to connect with these thoughts and feelings where you don't feel like you are fighting them or pushing them away. We make space for your emotions, clarify what matters most to you, and move towards a life that is authentic and meaningful. Together, we explore how to take small, intentional steps towards what you value most, even when times get tough.

CBT looks at the relationship between your thoughts, emotions and behaviors and their interactions. Clients come in feeling stuck in a thought pattern that makes things worse such as negative self criticism or spiraling anxiety. CBT is used to shift those thought patterns into more constructive beliefs, and shifting those thought patterns helps improve both your feelings and behaviors. This well researched therapy helps you find confidence and stability that you can use in your everyday life.

Person-Centered Therapy helps the client understand that they are the expert in their own life. My role is to create a supportive, non-judgmental space where you feel seen, heard, and understood. When you are navigating your identity, relationship stress, life transitions, etc., this approach helps you connect with your strengths and resilient qualities. We will process your experiences together at a pace you feel comfortable with and make choices together that align with who you are.