Practitioner record · Checked 9 Oct 2026

Brittany Schwarten has been in practice 11 years and is licensed in Wisconsin. Brittany lists stress, Anxiety, trauma and abuse and depression among 25 subjects on the BetterHelp roster.

Everything below is either quoted from Brittany's own BetterHelp listing, taken from public licensing records, or written by Maker Therapy and labelled as such. Nothing here is an availability promise, a review, or a rating.

11years in practice
25subjects listed
8approaches listed

01 · Who Brittany works with

Brittany works with stress, Anxiety, trauma and abuse and depression

Brittany lists 16 specialisms and 9 further focus areas. Specialisms are the subjects Brittany chose to list first, which is the closest a listing gets to “this is my actual practice”.

Specialisms
  • Stress, Anxiety
  • Trauma and abuse
  • Depression
  • Coping with life changes
  • Coaching
  • LGBT
  • Relationship issues
  • Family conflicts
  • Intimacy-related issues
  • Parenting issues
  • Anger management
  • Self esteem
  • Career difficulties
  • Bipolar disorder
  • Compassion fatigue
  • ADHD
Also experienced with
  • Abandonment
  • Codependency
  • Communication problems
  • Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
  • Post-traumatic stress
  • Self-harm
  • Self-love
  • Women's issues
  • Young adult issues

02 · In Brittany's own words

What Brittany says about the work

Reproduced in full and unedited - not summarised, not tightened, not rewritten in a house voice.

Brittany's philosophy is to provide the tools but to allow the individual to be the main source of transformative change. Brittany loves having a profound impact on another person’s life simply by being present and listening to their needs. Brittany has over seven years of experience in various clinical settings including: Private Practice, School Based Therapy Services, and Higher-level of care services. Brittany has facilitated a number of groups including DBT group therapy, social skills groups for children, and psycho-education groups for parents. Brittany brings a direct, honest, and goal-oriented personality to every session and is not afraid to challenge you to help you to grow. Brittany believes trust is a core aspect to a positive therapeutic relationship. Brittany works to build your trust by providing an empathetic, non-judgmental environment and aligning with your needs through the belief that you are more than the problems you present. Brittany works to empower you to see yourself through the same lens. Brittany holistically blends elements from different psychotherapy approaches to best meet your needs. Brittany aims to help you care for the whole self: mind, body, and soul, and will provide resources when appropriate to help you meet those needs. Brittany is excited for the potential you have and looks forward to walking through lifes ups and downs with you.

Brittany Schwarten, on the BetterHelp listing · read 9 Oct 2026

03 · How Brittany works

The 8 approaches Brittany lists, in plain English

These are the clinical methods Brittany lists. The descriptions are Maker Therapy's, not Brittany's - a general explanation of what each method is, so the list means something before you have spoken to anybody. They are not a claim about how Brittany runs a session.

Attachment-Based Therapy
Reads present-day relationship difficulty through the lens of how safety and closeness were learned early on. The therapeutic relationship itself is treated as part of the work, because it is where the pattern tends to show up first.
Client-Centred TherapyPerson-centred · Rogerian
The therapist does not steer toward a technique or a diagnosis. They offer sustained, non-judgemental attention and reflect back what they hear, on the premise that people find their own direction when they are genuinely listened to. Often what people mean by “someone who just gets it”.
Cognitive Behavioural TherapyCBT
Structured, present-focused work on the loop between what you think, how you feel and what you then do. Usually means noticing a thought pattern in the room, testing it against evidence, and practising something different between sessions. Among the most heavily researched talking therapies for depression and anxiety.
Dialectical Behaviour TherapyDBT
A structured skills-led adaptation of CBT built around holding two things at once: accepting yourself as you are and working to change. Teaches concrete skills for distress tolerance, emotion regulation and relationships. Developed for people whose feelings arrive at overwhelming intensity, and strongest-evidenced there.
Eye Movement Desensitisation and ReprocessingEMDR
A structured trauma protocol in which you hold a distressing memory in mind while following a repeated side-to-side cue. The mechanism is still debated; the outcome data in post-traumatic stress is strong enough that it appears in national treatment guidelines.
Mindfulness-Based TherapyMBCT
Trains attention on what is happening right now - body, breath, the thought as it arrives - so distress can be observed rather than automatically acted on. Strongest evidence is in preventing depression from recurring, and it is usually taught as a practice you keep doing outside the session.
Motivational InterviewingMI
A way of talking about change with somebody who is genuinely in two minds about it. The therapist does not argue for the change; they help you say your own reasons out loud, which is the part that predicts whether it happens. Common around substance use and health behaviour.
Trauma-Focused TherapyTF-CBT · trauma-informed
CBT adapted for people whose difficulty is rooted in a frightening or overwhelming event. Pacing is the point: safety and stabilisation come first, the memory itself is approached gradually and only when you are ready, and the aim is that recalling it stops hijacking the present.

04 · What happens next

From this page to a first session

Brittany practises through BetterHelp, so the route in is BetterHelp's. This is that sequence, written by Maker Therapy from the platform's published process - not a description of Brittany's own practice, and not a promise about how quickly anything happens.

  1. A questionnaire, not a booking form

    BetterHelp opens with a set of questions about what you are dealing with, what you want from therapy, and any preferences on the therapist. You are not booking Brittany at this point.

  2. Naming Brittany specifically

    BetterHelp matches algorithmically by default, so asking for Brittany is a step you have to take. There is a field for requesting a specific therapist during sign-up, and you can switch afterwards from your account. Starting from a link on this page does not by itself assign you to Brittany.

  3. If the caseload is full

    You will be offered somebody else rather than put on a waitlist. Worth knowing, because it is easy to assume a match is the person you asked for.

  4. The first conversation

    A first session is typically history and orientation: what brought you, what has been tried, what you want to be different. It is also where the questions in the next section belong.

  5. If the fit is wrong

    Changing therapist on BetterHelp does not need a reason. A first session that does not click is common and is not a verdict on therapy. That option existing is the main practical difference between a platform and a private practice.

05 · Before you commit

3 questions worth asking Brittany

Built from what Brittany actually lists, so they are answerable and specific rather than generic. Maker Therapy's, not Brittany's - Brittany has not seen them and is under no obligation to answer any of them.

  • “You list both Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy. Which do you lean on with someone like me?”

    Those two point in different directions - one structured and led by the therapist, the other led by you. The answer tells you what the sessions will actually feel like.

  • “How do you decide when someone is ready to work on a traumatic memory itself?”

    Pacing is the biggest safety question in trauma work. A clear, unhurried answer here matters more than any credential.

  • “How do you handle the gap between sessions if something comes up?”

    On BetterHelp this varies a great deal by therapist. Better to know the rhythm now than to discover it on a bad week.

06 · Practical details

Credentials and licensing

Credential
LCSW
Licensed in
Wisconsin
Licence
WI LCSW 9620-123
Licence number
9620-123
Licence expires
28 Feb 2027
NPI
1457804833
Years in practice
11
Gender
Female
Languages
English
International clients
Accepted
Listed since
15 May 2026

07 · Provenance

Where every line on this page came from

Brittany's name, credential, state, subjects, approaches and biography are read from BetterHelp's therapist roster, which Maker Therapy re-reads once a day; this page reflects the reading taken on 9 Oct 2026. The licence number and NPI are cross-checked against public registers.

The plain-English method descriptions, the first-session walkthrough and the questions are written by Maker Therapy and labelled as such wherever they appear.

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