Brendan

Mr Brendan Finnegan

Social Worker (Mental Health)

“My clinical approach is to create an empowering and safe therapeutic environment, remain focused on an individual's unique strengths, and integrate talk therapy with a variety of other methods including mindfulness and different somatic approaches, and music, drumming, and other artistic mediums.”

About Me

I welcome individuals into an empowering, safe space, focusing on your unique strengths. We blend talk therapy with mindfulness and somatic approaches. This helps you explore feelings words alone might not capture. For some, music, drumming, or other artistic mediums offer powerful ways to connect with inner experiences. This creative, integrated approach suits those seeking deeper self-understanding beyond traditional conversation.

Approach

Sessions move between talk, mindful practice, and gentle somatic and musical experiments so you can notice how shifts feel rather than just describe them. Based in New York and available online, I keep sessions paced to your tolerance—short grounding, focused reflection, and collaborative planning for what you try between meetings. You’ll be invited to use breath, movement, or sound alongside words to untangle transitions, grief, and anxious patterns. This way of working often helps people seeking clear, lived changes in daily life.
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Basic Information

In-person & Online

Services

Services Offered:

  • Mindfulness

    The practice of paying deliberate attention to the present moment without judgement, used to reduce stress and increase awareness of automatic reactions.

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  • Music Therapy

    A form of therapy that uses music (listening, playing, or creating) as a medium for emotional expression, mood regulation, and healing.

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  • Online Therapy

    Therapy sessions conducted over video call, phone, or secure messaging, using the same professional methods delivered remotely.

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Works With:

  • All ages
  • Adolescents
  • Families

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

  • Life Transitions

    Major life changes, such as relocation, retirement, parenthood, or career shifts, that disrupt routine and require psychological adjustment.

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  • Anxiety

    Persistent worry, nervousness, or fear that is disproportionate to the situation and interferes with daily functioning.

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  • Grief & Loss

    The emotional, physical, and psychological response to the death of a loved one or another significant loss.

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  • Stress / Burnout

    The body and mind's response to prolonged or excessive demands. When sustained, it can lead to emotional exhaustion, detachment, and reduced functioning (burnout).

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  • Parenting Support

    Guidance for the psychological challenges of raising children, including discipline, communication, co-parenting, and managing the emotional demands of parenthood.

Professional Title:

  • Social Worker (Mental Health)

    A social worker specialising in mental health, providing therapy, case management, and support for people with psychological conditions.

Credentials

Registrations

New York State Education Department; Office of the Professions

Licensed Master Social Worker

Qualifications

Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College

Service Areas

Wolfson Therapy

In-person & Online

Flatiron

New York, New York

United States