Brittany Bordonaro, LICSW

Brittany Bordonaro is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) with 15 years of experience helping individuals and families navigate relationship challenges, trauma, stress, anxiety, and a wide range of life transitions. She earned a Master of Social Work (MSW) in 2008 and draws on a blend of client-centered care, cognitive behavioral techniques, and strengths-based solution-focused methods to guide clients toward practical change and emotional relief.

She has worked across multiple settings, including community programs and the U.S. military system, and currently provides counseling to service members and their dependents. Her background includes supporting people facing issues such as self-esteem concerns, intimacy and trust problems, family conflict, and the impacts of trauma and family violence. She is comfortable working with clients from diverse backgrounds and brings sensitivity to cultural factors in the therapeutic relationship.

Brittany emphasizes a collaborative, respectful approach that aims to empower clients by identifying existing strengths and building new coping strategies. She offers techniques intended to produce symptom relief when needed while keeping the focus on the concerns most important to each person. Clients describe her as kind, caring, and empathic, and many report feeling comfortable with her quickly as they begin work together. Based in the District of Columbia, she offers therapy in English and supports a broad range of concerns including addictions, grief, parenting, career challenges, and mood disorders such as depression and bipolar conditions.