Artrice Brewer

Artrice Brewer is an Illinois licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 15 years of experience. She helps people who are carrying heavy stress, anxiety, depression, grief, or the effects of trauma. She invites clients to take small, steady steps toward feeling better and clearer about next moves.

Her approach centers on listening first and shaping care around each person's goals. Sessions focus on practical strategies that can be used between meetings. She combines client-centered conversations with techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness to address patterns of thinking and to calm the body’s reactions.

Artrice also offers trauma-focused work for people coping with past abuse, domestic violence, or PTSD symptoms. That work moves at the client’s pace and pays attention to safety and grounding skills. She addresses family conflict, blended family concerns, and issues that come up around separation and divorce in individual sessions.

Body image, abandonment worries, attachment concerns, and loneliness are common topics she helps people sort through. Caregiver stress, communication breakdowns, guilt, shame, impulsivity, and searching for life purpose also appear in her practice. She uses straightforward tools and clear feedback so clients can try things between visits.

Her style is warm, direct, and collaborative. New clients can expect a calm space to tell their story, set goals, and practice concrete skills that fit day-to-day life.

How Artrice blends approaches for online therapy

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following the client's lead. Sessions emphasize understanding the person's story and working toward goals the client sets, often through reflective conversation and gentle challenges.

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect. It offers hands-on exercises to test unhelpful beliefs and build new habits that reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms.

Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce stress and help people stay present during difficult moments. These practices can support work on trauma symptoms and emotional regulation.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, try methods, and adjust based on what helps most. That collaborative process makes it easier to find tools that fit a client's life and preferences.

Online therapy can make sessions easier to fit into a busy schedule and reduce travel time. Because session formats were not specified in the profile, confirm current session options before booking. Many people find that remote sessions let them attend from a quieter place, use shorter check-ins when days are tight, or avoid needing to travel, which helps therapy fit into everyday routines.