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Octavius Brown

Octavius Brown, LPC

Therapist in New Jersey

Practical, goal-focused counseling for everyday struggles

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  • ACT and CBT informed
  • Focus on relationships
  • Eleven years experience

About Octavius

Octavius Brown is a licensed professional counselor with eleven years of experience in mental health. He offers a calm, practical approach that helps people who are feeling overwhelmed take the next step. He frames therapy as a partnership and focuses on real goals people can use in daily life.

He draws on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, client-centered work, and cognitive behavioral tools to help with stress and anxiety. Octavius also supports people dealing with addiction, grief, depression, bipolar concerns, and trauma and abuse. Intimacy-related issues and relationship strain are among the areas he addresses, including challenges around communication and commitment.

Octavius works with parenting and family-related concerns, caregiving stress, and fatherhood issues. He also helps people facing career changes, anger, self-esteem struggles, and ADHD-related questions. Additional focus areas include abandonment, aging and geriatric issues, domestic violence, and HIV/AIDS related stress.

Sessions emphasize clear steps and practical skills. Clients can expect to talk through patterns, practice new behaviors, and set achievable goals. He uses motivational interviewing and mindfulness practices to build momentum between sessions.

Octavius is based in New Jersey and conducts work in English. To begin, users complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to the offered process and availability.

How his approaches translate to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and taking small committed steps toward them. It helps people who are stuck in unhelpful patterns and want practical ways to build a meaningful life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the connections between thoughts, feelings and actions and teaches specific skills to change unhelpful patterns. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a supportive, nonjudgmental conversation where the therapist follows the client's lead and helps them make sense of their experience.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Octavius will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. That may mean trying different tools and adjusting as progress is made.

Session format options are not listed here, so confirm the available online formats before booking. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Many people find it simpler to maintain momentum with regular, scheduled sessions that work around work and family commitments.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGrief

Also works with

Trauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoping with life changesCoachingADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesCaregiver issues and stressCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessHIV / AIDSHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyMen's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMulticultural concernsPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPrejudice and discriminationSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational Interviewing

Experience

11+ years

Credentials

New Jersey

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Octavius address?

He helps people with stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, depression, bipolar concerns, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, parenting and relationship strain among other areas.

What is his general therapy style?

His style is collaborative and practical, using client-centered listening alongside tools from ACT and CBT to set goals and practice new behaviors.

What background does he bring to sessions?

He has eleven years of clinical experience working across behavioral health, trauma, domestic violence, family and parenting concerns and occupational health contexts.

What credentials and location are listed?

He is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, practicing in New Jersey.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are offered?

Session formats are not specified here; please confirm the current session options before booking.

How is cost handled?

Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with him?

Start by selecting the continue button on this profile, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.

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