- CBT techniques
- DBT skills
- Client-centered focus
About Brandi
Brandi Horak is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Florida with 11 years of clinical experience. She helps people who are coping with addictions, LGBTQ concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, relationship struggles, and ADHD. Brandi also supports work on self-esteem, anger, and major life changes.
Her approach is conversational and practical. Sessions focus on clear goals and steps the client can try between meetings. She adapts techniques to what each person finds useful rather than using the same plan for everyone.
Brandi blends Client-Centered work with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy tools. She also draws on existential and Jungian ideas when they help a person make sense of their life and choices. That mix lets her address immediate coping skills and longer-term meaning and patterns.
Clients may talk through relationship and intimacy issues, parenting stresses, career questions, or recovery from loss and trauma. She pays attention to how thought patterns, behavior, and emotional regulation interact and offers practical strategies to manage them.
Sessions are geared toward usable skills and clearer decision making. Brandi encourages small experiments in everyday life so people can test what works. She asks simple questions and helps people find ways to change what feels stuck.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting back what the person says. Online sessions using this approach aim to make conversations feel direct and responsive, helping people clarify their priorities and next steps.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) works by noticing thoughts and testing them against reality. In online work this often means setting clear, short exercises to try between sessions and reviewing results together. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) adds practical skills for emotional regulation and distress tolerance, which can be taught and practiced during virtual meetings.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and select or combine methods that fit the client's needs. That decision is collaborative and may change as progress is made.
Confirm the exact session formats before you book since the biography does not list them. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow brief check-ins when a shorter meeting suits the client. Some people find phone or video sessions let them use skills in real time and report back during the next meeting.
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Experience
11+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, ADHD, and related concerns listed in her profile.
What is her therapy style like?
Sessions mix Client-Centered listening with practical CBT and DBT tools to help manage thoughts, behaviors, and emotions.
How much experience does she have?
She has 11 years of professional work experience practicing as an LMHC in Florida.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Florida LMHC and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking since formats are not listed in the biography.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.