Dr. Arlene Brett Gordon, LMFT

Dr. Arlene Brett Gordon is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 25 years of clinical experience. She draws on years of hands-on practice to help people facing relationship strain, parenting challenges, and midlife transitions. Her style is direct but warm, focused on practical steps people can take now to feel steadier and more confident.

She began her career as an early childhood schoolteacher before training in family therapy and directing university clinic programs. For 16 years she led Nova Southeastern University's Brief Therapy Clinic and also ran the Medical Family Therapy Clinic. Those roles shaped her focus on short-term, goal-oriented work that gets results.

Her current work emphasizes strength-based and solution-focused methods. That means she helps people notice their existing skills and use them to change problem-filled stories. Sessions tend to look at small, achievable shifts in behavior and communication that add up over time.

Common concerns she addresses include relationship and communication problems, parenting and family tensions, low self-esteem, caregiver stress, and the confusion that can come with major life changes. She also supports people dealing with chronic illness, isolation, and questions of life purpose.

Dr. Gordon creates a calm, straightforward space where clients can identify options and try new ways of relating. To begin, visitors are invited to follow the site steps to match with her and schedule an initial meeting.

How evidence-based methods translate to online sessions

Dr. Gordon uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on strengths and practical solutions. A strength-based approach helps people identify what already works for them and build on those abilities to face relationship and life-change challenges. A solution-focused method concentrates on setting small, concrete goals and testing short-term changes that can improve communication and confidence.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and together they will decide which methods to try. This is a collaborative process that adjusts as progress is made and new needs appear.

If you are considering online therapy, check the therapist's current session options before booking since formats are not specified in the biography. Online work can make scheduling easier and help sessions fit into a busy life. It also allows shorter check-ins when a full session is not possible, and can reduce travel time so people can attend more consistently. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises, communication practices, and goal-setting to a remote format while focusing on meaningful, practical change.