About Brian
Brian Kay is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) practicing in Utah. He brings 20 years of experience as a mental health counselor and approaches sessions with kindness and empathy. He aims to offer practical support for people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship concerns, addictions, ADHD, and related struggles.
Brian uses a mix of methods to match what each person needs. He draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, cognitive behavioral ideas, dialectical behavior strategies, the Gottman Method for relationship work, and client-centered listening.
How Brian works
Sessions are collaborative and focused on real steps rather than labels. His style is warm, nonjudgmental, and interactive. He emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion while helping people talk through painful experiences.
He also brings experience from conducting risk assessments in a psychiatric hospital and from managing a family advocacy program in the U.S. Air Force. In sessions Brian helps people set workable goals and practices skills that apply to daily life.
That can include handling mood and anxiety, coping with loss or trauma, managing addictive patterns, or improving communication in close relationships. He adapts the conversation and plan to each person's situation. He encourages anyone ready to take a step toward a more satisfying life to reach out.
The work begins with small, practical changes and a plan that fits the person's goals and pace.
Brian lists 11 ways of working on the entry:
What Brian works with
The areas below are the ones Brian selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Utah |
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Online support options
Approaches that translate to online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck by them, and then choose actions that match their values. ACT can help with anxiety, depression, and navigating life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying thought and behavior patterns that keep problems going and practicing new ways of responding; it is often useful for anxiety, depression, sleeping issues, and coping with stress. The Gottman Method provides concrete tools for improving communication and managing conflict in close relationships and is helpful for couples working on connection and problem-solving.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will listen to goals and preferences, try techniques that fit the situation, and adjust the plan over time. This is a collaborative process where methods are chosen to match the person's needs rather than a one-size-fits-all prescription.
Confirm the available session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, avoid travel time, and check in from a quieter place. They also allow work on skills and communication in ways that translate to everyday life, such as practicing grounding techniques, scheduling mood-related experiments, or doing communication exercises between sessions.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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