- Goal oriented
- Strengths based
- Practical steps
About B.
B. Winnifred Cazeau is a licensed clinical social worker with 13 years of experience. She uses counseling and coaching to help people move toward clearer goals and daily improvements. Winnifred often goes by Ms. Winnie and aims to support people who want practical change in their lives.
She emphasizes that clients know their own stories and brings a strengths-based approach to sessions. Her background includes a Master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Maryland in Child, Adolescent, and Family Health. She holds the LCSW-C license in Maryland and the LICSW in the District of Columbia.
Over her career she has served in roles such as crisis counselor, director of a family preservation program, advocate, and clinical supervisor. These experiences inform how she talks through immediate problems and longer-term goals. She also runs Perfect Imperfection, LLC, which offers counseling, coaching, and training.
Her work addresses common concerns like depression, relationship struggles, parenting stress, grief, trauma, anger, and issues around adoption and foster care. She uses practical methods that help with thinking patterns, motivation, and everyday coping.
Sessions are conversational and goal-focused. Winnifred helps people identify small steps they can try between meetings and checks progress over time. She speaks English and Haitian Creole and aims to make plans that fit daily life.
How Winnifred’s approaches translate online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people clarify their values and take small, manageable actions that match those values. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions where someone wants clearer direction. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and offers practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns. CBT can help with depression, anger, and coping skills.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to goals and try methods that fit the persons needs. Together they check what helps and adjust the plan over time so sessions stay relevant and useful.
Confirm current session options before booking so you know what formats are offered. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It can also let people use audio-only conversations when bandwidth is limited or reserve video for deeper work. Licensed professionals aim to help people use practical tools between sessions and adapt methods to everyday life.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
13+ years
Credentials
Maryland, District of Columbia
Languages
English, Haitian Creole
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Winnifred commonly address?
She works with issues such as depression, relationship and communication problems, parenting stress, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, and coping with life changes. Adoption and foster care concerns are also a listed focus area.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is conversational and goal-focused, blending practical strategies with client-centered listening. She helps people set small steps and reviews progress over time.
What professional background does she bring to sessions?
She has worked as a crisis counselor, director of a family preservation program, advocate, and clinical supervisor, which shapes a pragmatic approach to immediate needs and longer-term plans.
What credentials and location are listed for the therapist?
She holds a Masters degree in Social Work from the University of Maryland and the LCSW-C license in Maryland and the LICSW in the District of Columbia. Her practice is based in Maryland.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Haitian Creole.
Are international clients supported?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does cost and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist scheduling; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapists availability.