Brian D'Agnolo, LICSW

Brian D'Agnolo is a Minnesota LICSW with 40 years of professional experience. He works with people who are coping with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, addictions, relationship concerns, low self-esteem, depression, compassion fatigue, and life changes. He also focuses on codependency, life purpose questions, veteran and armed forces issues, post-traumatic stress, process addictions, and social anxiety.

Brian uses straightforward conversation to help people sort out what matters next. Sessions focus on hearing what is most troubling, naming patterns that keep problems going, and testing small changes to see what helps. He practices Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy along with Motivational Interviewing, Psychodynamic Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy to shape the work.

In a typical meeting he listens without judgment and then offers observations grounded in his decades of experience. That might mean identifying unhelpful thinking, tracing how past experiences affect present choices, or suggesting concrete behaviors to try between sessions. He pays attention to motivation and keeps feedback clear and direct.

Many people come when a job shift, relationship change, health event, or military transition leaves them unsure what comes next. He helps people break those large questions into manageable steps. Sessions are meant to be practical and focused on next steps rather than abstract ideas.

To begin, prospective clients use the site's matching and scheduling tools to set a first appointment and decide how they want to proceed. Brian conducts work in English and practices in Minnesota as a LICSW.

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