Brandi Horak, LMHC
Florida · 11 years in practice
Brandi Horak is a Florida-licensed mental health counselor with 11 years of clinical experience.
License and registration
- LMHC, Florida
- MH13270 · expires March 2027
- NPI
- 1245625839 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 11
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Brandi
Brandi Horak is a Florida-licensed mental health counselor with 11 years of clinical experience. She focuses on clear, direct conversations that help people handle addiction, grief, depression, and relationship or intimacy concerns. Brandi aims to meet people where they are and build a practical plan together.
Her approach blends existential thinking with client-centered care and cognitive behavioral techniques. That means sessions often look at life meaning and values, while also teaching concrete skills to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
Background and approach
She uses straightforward talk and gentle challenge to help clients make decisions that fit their lives. Brandi has helped people cope with trauma and abuse, work through LGBT concerns, and manage mood disorders such as bipolar disorder. She also supports those dealing with parenting strain, career stress, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and problems with communication or commitment.
Her additional focus areas include attachment concerns, body image, blended family challenges, and issues related to adoption and foster care. Therapy with Brandi emphasizes respect and sensitivity. She adapts the conversation and plan to each person’s needs.
Sessions can include skill practice, values-focused reflection, or exploring deeper themes when that feels helpful. Brandi offers services in English and accepts international clients. Session formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
Costs vary with location and a subscription model is used that can be canceled at any time.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Brandi lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- 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
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Brandi names
- Existential Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Existential Therapy helps people look at meaning, choice, and values when life feels uncertain. It can help with grief, transitions, and questions about purpose by encouraging honest reflection about what matters. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on a warm, nonjudgmental relationship and active listening to help people feel heard and understood. This approach supports emotional processing and decision making by following the client’s pace and priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches specific skills to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which is useful for depression, anxiety, and managing impulses related to addiction.Finding the right approach is part of therapy. Brandi will work collaboratively to match methods to a person’s needs, goals, and preferences. Some sessions may emphasize values and meaning, while others focus on practicing skills or managing intense emotions. The plan can shift as progress is made or new concerns appear.
Online formats allow flexibility for busy lives. Video calls are well suited to deeper conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging work for brief check-ins, skill practice, or lighter touch support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, or caregiving routines, and to maintain continuity when travel or relocation occurs.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does Brandi address?
She works with addiction, grief, trauma, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, and related challenges such as ADHD and compassion fatigue.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style combines existential exploration with client-centered listening and practical CBT or DBT tools. Sessions balance meaning-focused discussion with skills to manage symptoms.
How much experience does she have?
Brandi has 11 years of professional work experience as a clinician in Florida.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a licensed mental health counselor, FL LMHC, based in Florida.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Brandi accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Therapy can be done by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are sessions billed and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Brandi?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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