Therapist profile
Brenda Drake, LPC
Mississippi
Licensed counselor - relationships and codependency
Continue with BrendaWhere Brenda stands
- Credentials
- LPC
- License
- LPC, Mississippi / 1723
- NPI
- 1215383948
- Experience
- 20 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Mississippi
About
- Stress and anxiety
- Relationship patterns
- Boundary skills
About Brenda
Brenda Drake is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Mississippi with 20 years of experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, mood concerns, and codependency patterns.
Clients come to her for help with things like low self-esteem, anger, grief, addiction-related struggles, and trouble managing life changes. She also addresses ADHD, parenting challenges, blended family issues, and concerns that arise around caregiving and chronic illness.
Her style centers on listening closely and helping people name what is happening in relationships and behavior. She uses clear, practical tools to change patterns that keep someone always putting others first. Sessions include talking through upsetting events, practicing new ways to communicate, and building routines to manage mood and stress.
Brenda draws on Client-Centered Therapy to reflect what a person is feeling and to keep the conversation focused on their priorities. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and DBT skills to manage intense emotions. She also integrates Solution-Focused ideas when a client wants short-term, goal-oriented work and the Gottman Method when couples or relationship skills are the focus.
People who come for help with codependency find work on setting boundaries, recognizing caretaking patterns, and deciding what they want next. To start, prospective clients complete a brief matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the online options button.
How sessions work
Approaches used in online sessions
Brenda commonly uses Client-Centered Therapy to focus the work around what the client wants to address. That approach is about reflecting what a person says and keeping the conversation guided by their priorities rather than imposing an agenda.She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help identify and change unhelpful thoughts that feed anxiety or low mood. CBT is practical and skills-based, and it is often used to reduce worry or shift behavior. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills are used when emotional intensity or impulsive reactions are part of the problem; those skills teach ways to tolerate distress and manage strong feelings.
Finding the right approach is part of the early work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or has not helped before. Together they decide which methods to try first and adjust as needed over time.
The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - for example they can reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins between commitments, or avoid needing to be on camera when that feels difficult. Licensed professionals can adapt the approaches above to work in remote sessions while focusing on skills practice, communication work, and tracking progress.
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Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Mississippi
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Will she help with people-pleasing and boundary problems?
Yes. She works with patterns like always putting others first and helps people practice clearer boundaries and choices.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She listens in a client-centered way and adds practical tools from CBT and DBT to change thoughts and handle strong emotions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Brenda has 20 years of experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) working with a range of emotional and relationship issues.
Where does she practice and what credential does she hold?
She practices in Mississippi and holds the MS LPC credential as listed.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How does cost work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to 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.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.