- LMFT in North Carolina
- 14 years experience
- Affirming care
About Briana
Briana Talarico is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) based in North Carolina. She uses a compassionate, culturally responsive approach to help people facing stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, and trauma. Briana aims to create a welcoming, affirming space for clients exploring sexuality and gender identity, and for those processing codependency and attachment issues.
She focuses on practical, conversational work that helps people notice patterns and try new ways of relating. Sessions often center on communication skills, managing workplace or social anxiety, and reducing shame and self-blame. Briana also assists people coping with abandonment, adoption or foster care histories, and family-of-origin concerns.
Her style is collaborative and nonjudgmental. She draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide the work while adapting to each person’s needs. That means setting small, realistic goals and checking in about what feels useful.
Briana supports exploration of gender dysphoria and alternative sexual cultures, and she helps people sort through commitment questions, blended family dynamics, and separation or divorce stress. Body image, guilt, and recovery from abuse are also areas she addresses.
With 14 years of clinical experience, she blends practical skill-building with attention to deeper wounds. People who meet with her can expect steady, respectful guidance as they practice new ways of relating and healing.
Evidence-based approaches and how they help online
Many clinicians draw from a few core evidence-based approaches to guide practical change. One common method focuses on identifying unhelpful relationship patterns and practicing new communication skills in-session; this helps with codependency, commitment worries, and family conflict. Another approach works with attachment ideas to notice how early relationships shape current reactions and closeness, which can be useful for abandonment, trust, and intimacy concerns.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to decide which techniques fit best based on goals, comfort, and what feels most helpful. That decision can change over time as progress is made and needs shift.
Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, allowing meetings without commuting and simplifying scheduling around work or caregiving. If specific session formats are important to you, confirm the current options before booking so you know what will be available. The focus remains on practical tools - improving communication, managing anxiety, and addressing codependency - while working together toward clearer relationships and daily functioning.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
14+ years
Credentials
North Carolina, New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Briana address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, family conflict, trauma and abuse. Additional focuses include codependency, attachment issues, body image, and gender dysphoria.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and nonjudgmental, using evidence-based techniques. She helps people set small goals and practices new ways of relating during sessions.
What is her professional background?
She has 14 years of clinical experience working with a range of concerns, including adoption and foster care histories, abandonment, and family-of-origin issues.
Where is Briana licensed and located?
She is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) and practices in North Carolina.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people from other countries work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Briana?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.
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