Therapist profile
Brandi Ellis, LMFT
California
LMFT in California - Relationships and Codependency
Continue with BrandiWhere Brandi stands
- Credentials
- LMFT
- License
- LMFT, California / 53223
- NPI
- 1689997876
- Experience
- 12 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- California
About
- CBT techniques
- ACT strategies
- Attachment focus
About Brandi
Brandi Ellis is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in California with 12 years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, addictions, and codependency-related patterns. Sessions are conducted in English and she practices from a perspective that treats the client as the expert in their own story.
Brandi focuses on clear, practical work. She uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) to help people notice unhelpful thinking, practice new skills, and make choices that match their values. She also draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early connections shape current patterns in relationships.
In a session she listens for what is getting in the way of daily life. Conversations include skills for managing strong emotions, steps for setting boundaries, and plans to reduce people-pleasing behaviors that leave someone burned out. She addresses sleep, eating, and work stress alongside relationship and grief concerns when those issues come up.
Her approach emphasizes collaboration. Clients weigh options, try out small changes between sessions, and report back on what helped. Brandi offers straightforward coaching elements when useful, such as homework and short skills practice, to make progress more immediate.
She works with many areas tied to attachment and coping, including trauma, ADHD, intimacy worries, and caregiver stress. People who want clear tools and a practical focus often find this style helpful.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and working online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small committed steps toward those values, even when feelings are difficult. It can be useful for anxiety, avoidance patterns, and people who often put others first. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them through action and behavioral change, which is helpful for anxiety, depression, and managing strong emotions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early and current relationship patterns shape reactions now and supports learning new ways to relate and set boundaries.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their situation and goals. That means trying approaches, checking what helps, and adjusting plans together rather than committing to a single model up front.
The profile does not list specific online session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. They also let people practice new skills in the settings where they live and work. Licensed professionals aim to match session length and structure to a client's day-to-day life and goals so therapy can be useful and manageable.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
12+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, addictions, codependency patterns, grief, trauma, and related concerns.
What is her therapy style like?
She blends cognitive behavioral techniques, acceptance work, and attachment-based conversation. Sessions emphasize practical skills and small experiments between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 12 years of professional experience working with adults on relationship and coping concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is an LMFT licensed in California and practices with clients in that state.
Does she work in other languages or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English only and she does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are used?
The original profile does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and 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 your first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.