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Brian Kay

UT LCSW 6900083-3501
Credentials
UT LCSW 6900083-3501
NPI Number
1154618973
Location
Utah
Languages
English
Brian Kay

Accepting new clients

13 years experience
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About Brian Kay

I am a licensed clinical social worker in Utah with over 12 years of experience working as a mental health counselor. I have worked with clients with a wide range of concerns including depression, anxiety, relationship issues, adjustment issues, grief/loss, trauma, childhood abuse, addiction, and ADHD. I also have experience completing risk assessments in a psychiatric hospital and experience managing a family advocacy program in the U.S. Air Force.

My counseling style is kind, empathetic, non-judgmental, optimistic, and interactive. I believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion, and I don’t believe in stigmatizing labels. My approach combines cognitive-behavioral, mindfulness, solution-focused brief therapy, rational-emotive behavioral therapy, the John Gottman method for couples, along with limited principles of somatic experiencing, and dialectical behavioral therapy. I will tailor our dialog and treatment plan to meet your unique and specific needs.

It takes courage to seek a more fulfilling & happier life and to take the first steps towards change. If you are ready to take that step I am here to support and empower you.

I look forward to working with you!

Licenses

LCSW
6900083-3501

Professional experience

  • Addictions
  • Compassion fatigue
  • Coping with life changes
  • Depression
  • Grief
  • LGBT
  • Relationship issues
  • Self esteem
  • Stress, Anxiety

Additional Focus Areas

  • Abandonment
  • Adoption and foster care
  • Blended family issues
  • Body image
  • Caregiver issues and stress
  • Chronic pain, illness, and disability
  • Commitment issues
  • Communication problems
  • Control issues
  • Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
  • Divorce and separation
  • Emptiness
  • Family of origin issues
  • Family problems
  • First responder issues
  • Guilt and shame
  • Hospice and end-of-life counseling
  • Impulsivity
  • Infidelity
  • Intellectual disability
  • Isolation / loneliness
  • Life purpose
  • Men's issues
  • Midlife crisis
  • Money and financial issues
  • Mood disorders
  • Panic disorder and panic attacks
  • Postpartum depression
  • Pregnancy and childbirth
  • Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
  • Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
  • Self-harm
  • Sex addiction
  • Social anxiety and phobia
  • Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
  • Women's issues
  • Workplace issues
  • Young adult issues

Clinical Approaches

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Client-Centered Therapy
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
  • Gottman Method
  • Mindfulness Therapy
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Psychodynamic Therapy
  • Solution-Focused Therapy
  • Somatic Therapy

Languages

  • English
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