- Strengths based
- Action oriented
- Compassionate guide
About Brandi
Brandi Ellis is a California-based licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with 12 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people who feel stuck by stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, addictions, and codependency. Her style is straightforward and respectful, and she encourages clients to notice their strengths as they work through hard moments.
Brandi views each person as the expert on their own life. She listens first, then offers practical tools and steps tailored to everyday situations. Sessions are conversational and goal-focused, with space to name fears, set boundaries, and try new habits that feel manageable.
Her work draws on several common therapeutic methods. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Dialectical Behavior Therapy offers skills for managing strong emotions and improving relationships. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early connections shape current patterns and helps people build healthier ways of relating.
Brandi has supported clients through grief, trauma, parenting strain, caregiving stress, and challenges related to sexual identity. She also helps with intimacy concerns, sleep and eating issues, ADHD, and workplace stress. Her approach blends listening with concrete strategies to make steady progress.
Clients are invited to take the first step when they feel ready. The process begins with a short matching questionnaire and scheduling based on availability. Brandi aims to make therapy feel useful and relevant to daily life.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on clarifying values and taking committed action. It helps people who feel stuck move toward what matters to them, even when fear or discomfort is present. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches skills to shift unhelpful patterns. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people rework those patterns to build safer connections and healthier boundaries.Finding the right approach is part of therapy. Brandi works together with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. She listens to what is most important, tries techniques, and adjusts the plan so it stays practical and relevant to everyday life.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Some approaches emphasize skill practice between sessions, which can be well suited to remote work since tools and exercises can be shared and reviewed during meetings. If you want to know which session types are available, check the scheduling details when you sign up.
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Experience
12+ years
Credentials
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, and relationship struggles. Additional areas include codependency, grief, trauma, parenting strain, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is conversational and practical, combining active listening with tools you can use between sessions. She encourages clients to build on their strengths and try small, concrete steps.
How much experience does she have?
She has 12 years of professional experience working with adults on a range of concerns from mood and anxiety to relationship and identity issues.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a licensed marriage and family therapist, LMFT, licensed in California. Her practice is based in California.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Specific pricing is provided during sign-up.
What do I do to begin therapy?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the listed availability.
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