Adena Broxton-Gelin, LCSW

Adena Broxton-Gelin is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Florida with 13 years of professional experience. As a USAF veteran, she brings a perspective shaped by service and resilience to her work with people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, motivation challenges, and depression.

She approaches therapy from a strengths-based viewpoint, emphasizing that each person is the expert of their own story and already has resources that can be built upon. Adena frames change as a courageous step and offers support and empowerment to help clients move toward a more fulfilling and happier life. Her work is collaborative - she partners with clients to identify goals, develop practical coping strategies, and strengthen confidence.

Adena has experience addressing related concerns such as attachment issues, co-morbidity, communication problems, first responder issues, forgiveness, and veteran and armed forces issues. She seeks to create a respectful, goal-oriented therapeutic process that helps people navigate life transitions and overcome the challenges that brought them to therapy.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Adena Broxton-Gelin uses evidence-informed approaches to address stress, anxiety, trauma, and related concerns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and teaches practical strategies to reframe thinking and change patterns that maintain distress - it is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress management. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) combines skills in emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness to help people manage intense emotions and improve relationships. Mindfulness Therapy encourages present-moment awareness and acceptance, offering tools to reduce rumination and increase grounding during moments of distress.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Adena collaborates with each client to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting strategies over time as progress unfolds. This collaborative stance helps tailor care to the individual rather than applying a one-size-fits-all model.

Online therapy with Adena is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, which provides flexibility for different schedules and life circumstances. These options can make it easier to access consistent support from licensed professionals, fit sessions into busy days, and maintain continuity of care for veterans, first responders, and others with demanding routines. Adena provides online care to clients in Florida and is not currently accepting international clients.