Therapist profile
Brandi Ellis, LMFT
California LMFT - Family and parenting focus
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- Stress and anxiety
- Parenting support
- Trauma informed care
About Brandi
Brandi Ellis is a California licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with 12 years of professional experience. She works with adults dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and parenting challenges. She also supports people facing trauma, grief, addictions, and concerns around intimacy and self-esteem.
She frames clients as the experts in their own stories and looks for strengths that can be used to handle current problems. Sessions focus on clear, practical steps alongside talking through feelings. Brandi uses methods that encourage acceptance, skill building, and stronger emotional connections.
Her background includes work with trauma and abuse, family-related issues, and care-related stress. She is familiar with a wide range of concerns such as ADHD, bipolar mood shifts, eating and sleeping problems, and compassion fatigue. She also addresses topics like abandonment, adoption and foster care, and challenges tied to aging and caregiver roles.
In the room she draws on approaches like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Attachment-Based work. That means clients can expect a mix of practical coping skills, attention to relationship patterns, and exercises that clarify values and priorities.
Brandi sees sessions as collaborative. She helps people set goals, try tools between meetings, and review what works. Sessions are conducted in English and she offers services from California as an LMFT.
How sessions work
How her therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice what matters to them and take small steps toward those values while learning to live with difficult thoughts or feelings. It is useful for stress, anxiety, and life transitions where clarity and action are needed.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. It can help with anxiety, depression, sleeping and eating problems, and coping strategies for everyday life.
Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to how early relationship patterns affect current connections and emotions. This approach can help people who are struggling with intimacy issues, communication problems, or recurring relationship difficulties.
Choosing a therapeutic approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to identify goals and try methods that fit their needs and preferences. That may mean trying a skill-based plan for a while, then shifting to attachment work if relationship patterns are the focus.
Confirm the exact session formats before booking because the biography does not list them. Many people find online sessions easier to fit into busy days, manage follow-up tasks from the same place, or have shorter check-ins when needed. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises and homework to work by video or phone, and sessions can be arranged to match a client's schedule.
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Experience
12+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with at home?
She works with adults on stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, parenting issues, grief, trauma, and related concerns such as burnout and compassion fatigue.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Attachment-Based approaches for practical skill building and attention to relationship patterns.
How much experience does she have?
She has 12 years of professional experience as a clinician working with adults on a range of emotional and relational concerns.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) licensed in California.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
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