- Years in practice
- 12
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- California
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- LGBT
About Brandi
Brandi Ellis is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in California who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, parenting concerns, and relationship struggles. She speaks plainly and focuses on practical steps people can use right away. Brandi aims to make the first steps into therapy feel manageable and respectful of each person's story.
She views each client as the expert on their life and looks for strengths to build on.
Background and approach
Sessions often center on clear goals, small behavioral changes, and learning skills to handle strong emotions. Brandi blends tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy to help clients change unhelpful thoughts and manage intense feelings. Attachment-based ideas shape how she thinks about relationships and closeness, especially when people want different patterns of connection.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps clients notice what matters most and take small actions toward those values. The approach is collaborative and paced to what the client can try between sessions. Brandi has 12 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of concerns, including grief, trauma, ADHD, addictions, and self-esteem.
She also supports people dealing with career stress, compassion fatigue, and major life transitions. Her work includes attention to more specific areas such as adoption and foster care, attachment issues, and intimacy-related concerns. Sessions are offered in English and are conducted remotely by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.
She works with adults who want focused, practical help to make everyday life feel more manageable.
What Brandi works with
Everything Brandi lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Brandi helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Brandi lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Brandi’s Approaches Translate to Online Care
Brandi uses a mix of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) in straightforward ways. CBT focuses on identifying thoughts and behavior patterns that get in the way and then practicing concrete changes. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and sleep or eating concerns. ACT helps people notice what matters to them and take small values-based steps, which can be helpful for parenting stress, burnout, and coping with life changes.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Brandi treats therapy as a collaboration and will help figure out which methods fit a person's goals and preferences. She often combines techniques so clients get both skills for managing emotions and guidance on living toward their values.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make scheduling easier. Video is useful when visual connection helps the work, phone is a lower-bandwidth option, live chat can be a shorter check-in, and text messaging supports ongoing prompts or coaching between sessions. These options aim to make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to keep progress moving forward.
Questions people ask about Brandi
What kinds of concerns can Brandi help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting concerns, relationship issues, trauma, grief, addiction, ADHD, and related life challenges.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth, focusing on small changes, clear goals, and skills you can use between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 12 years of professional experience working in clinical settings and with a broad range of concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) licensed in California.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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