- Stress and anxiety
- LGBTQ concerns
- Life changes
About Bret
Bret McCoy is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Wyoming with six years of professional experience. He works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, LGBT issues, and major life changes. He also supports people dealing with abandonment, attachment concerns, adoption and foster care issues, blended family dynamics, and separation or divorce.
In sessions he focuses on practical conversation and clear goals. He listens to how problems look in daily life and helps people notice patterns that make things harder. He collaborates on steps clients can try between sessions to test what helps and what does not.
Bret pays attention to relationship and identity questions, including communication problems, commitment and control issues, codependency, and body image concerns. He also addresses areas such as dissociation, dependent personality traits, and responses after natural or human-caused disasters. He notes work with BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture as a part of his background.
He describes his approach as being sensitive and respectful toward each person's background. Bret adapts conversation and a treatment plan to the specific concerns a person brings. That can mean focusing on short-term coping skills or on longer patterns that affect choices and relationships.
People who feel stuck after a job change, a break-up, or another life shift will find sessions aimed at clarifying immediate next steps. He encourages straightforward talk about what is working, what is not, and practical ways to move forward.
Evidence-based approaches and online work
Many clinicians use evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on current problems and skill building. One common approach teaches practical coping skills for anxiety and stress, such as breathing and behavioral experiments to test new habits in everyday life. This helps when immediate symptoms interfere with work, sleep, or relationships.Another approach looks at how patterns in relationships and attachment affect choices. This method examines communication, commitment, and control issues to help people try different ways of relating and checking what changes. It is useful for relationship concerns and identity questions, including LGBT topics.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to identify which techniques seem most useful given their goals, preferences, and the problems they bring. That often means trying a few options and adjusting based on what the client reports.
Confirm the specific session formats before booking because the biography does not list them. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy week, shorten commutes, or allow a brief check-in during a work break. Different formats also affect whether a session uses video, audio, or a shorter phone-style check-in, so check available options when you schedule.
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Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
6+ years
Listed in
Wyoming
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does he help with?
He works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, LGBT issues, and coping with life changes, plus related topics such as attachment, abandonment, and body image.
How would he approach feeling stuck or directionless?
He uses practical conversation to identify patterns and sets clear goals. Sessions often include small steps to test what helps between meetings.
What is his professional background?
He has six years of professional experience as a clinician working with a range of relationship and personal concerns.
Is he a licensed clinician and where is he based?
He is a Wyoming LCSW and practices from Wyoming.
Does he work in languages other than English or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and he is not accepting international clients.
What session formats does he offer?
Please confirm the current session options before booking, as the biography does not specify exact session formats.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.