Bridgette Kovler

MSW - LP

Bridgette is a dedicated social worker with an MSW-LP from Stony Brook University, specializing in supporting individuals navigating high-performance demands, role transitions, and resilience challenges. Her background includes experience in student-athlete mental health counseling, where she supported collegiate athletes managing performance pressure, identity development, and injury recovery.
Bridgette provides compassionate, trauma-informed care to military personnel, veterans, law enforcement officers, corrections officers, first responders, athletes, teens, and their families. She is committed to cultivating a supportive environment that encourages growth, self-worth, and internal validation.
Her therapeutic approach is grounded in evidence-based modalities including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and is trauma trained in Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT). She integrates a holistic, strength-based approach informed by Motivational Interviewing, tailoring her work to help clients achieve meaningful, personalized goals.
With experience working across diverse age groups, children, adolescents, and adults. Bridgette supports clients dealing with anxiety, depression, injury recovery, identity challenges, and life transitions. She emphasizes empowering clients to express their needs clearly and effectively, fostering resilience and confidence. Bridgette collaborates closely with clients to develop sustainable strategies that promote well-being, self-confidence, and sustained growth.

Education
  • MSW student at Stony Brook University School of Social Welfare 2025
  • Bachelor’s degree from Stony Brook University in Sociology with a minor in Health, Medicine, and Society
Trainings
CPT – Cognitive Processing Therapy
Certifications
Supervised by:
Kiran Miner, LCSW-R  Director of Client Services
Joseph Culoso, LCSW, CVMHP    Director of Clinical Operations
"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson