Brooke Santos, LICSW, LCSW, CSW

Brooke Santos is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing anxiety, grief, stress, and major life changes. She holds an MA and carries the LICSW and LCSW and works from a practical, compassionate stance. Brooke focuses on building self-compassion and stronger communication skills. She often supports people navigating identity, sexuality, and personal growth.

Brooke uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help clients find coping strategies that fit daily life. She helps people name and process difficult feelings and build resilience over time. Sessions are geared toward practical steps and clearer ways to relate to oneself and others.

She has six years of experience and practices in Georgia. That background informs a steady, down-to-earth style that aims to make therapy understandable and useful. Brooke pays attention to how stress and chronic health issues affect mood and daily functioning.

Brooke also focuses on caregiver stress, chronic pain and illness, communication problems, and feelings like guilt or shame. She supports people working through isolation, social anxiety, and questions about life purpose. Her work emphasizes compassion, tangible skills, and gradual progress.

People who want to explore identity, sexuality, or women's issues will find a space that honors those experiences. Brooke describes therapy as collaborative, with the client’s goals guiding each step. The aim is steady improvement, not quick fixes.

Approach and online therapy that fits your life

Brooke draws from evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on building self-compassion and improving communication. Self-compassion work teaches people to notice self-critical thoughts and respond with kinder, more balanced inner dialogue, which can help with anxiety and low self-worth.

She also uses practical coping-strategy work to help people manage stress, mood shifts, and the effects of chronic illness or caregiving. That work centers on small, concrete steps people can try between sessions to reduce overwhelm and regain a sense of control.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Brooke will listen to your situation, goals, and preferences, and together you will try approaches that match your needs. She adjusts methods over time based on what helps you make steady progress.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the available session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow check-ins during short breaks. Some formats are better for shorter check-ins while others support longer therapeutic work, so discuss what will work best for your schedule and needs when you set up sessions.