Brandi Horak, LMHC

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Narrative-minded counselor focused on real-life change

Details

Name	Brandi Horak
Credentials	LMHC
Based in	Florida
Licensed in	Florida
Session format	Online
Languages	English
Years in practice	11

About Brandi

Brandi Horak is a licensed mental health counselor in Florida with 11 years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage addiction, trauma, grief, depression, relationships, and many life changes. Brandi aims to create a respectful and compassionate space where people feel heard.

She uses Narrative principles alongside client-centered methods to help people reframe the stories they tell about themselves. Sessions often include practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and skills drawn from dialectical behavior therapy.

Background and approach

The therapist adapts conversation and techniques to the needs of each person. Brandi has worked with concerns such as LGBT issues, intimacy and relationship struggles, parenting stress, anger, low self-esteem, and ADHD. She also supports people facing bipolar mood challenges, career transitions, compassion fatigue, and losses tied to grief and change.

Additional focus areas include adoption and foster care, attachment questions, body image, and communication problems. In sessions she listens first, then helps clients name patterns and try small changes. She balances gentle inquiry with clear, practical steps that can be used between meetings.

The plan is shaped around what the person wants to change and what fits their life. People who choose Brandi can expect direct conversation, goal-focused work, and ongoing adjustment of the approach. She invites those ready to take a first step to begin with a short matching process and schedule a session that fits their routine.

What this therapist works with

Her listing names Addictions, LGBT, Trauma and abuse among the things Brandi works with, alongside the areas below.

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 listed

Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Brandi among the ways she works.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Brandi among the ways she works.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Brandi among the ways she works.
Existential Therapy: Listed by Brandi among the ways she works.
Jungian Therapy: Listed by Brandi among the ways she works.
Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Brandi among the ways she works.
Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Brandi among the ways she works.
Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Brandi among the ways she works.
Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Brandi among the ways she works.
Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Brandi among the ways she works.
Internal Family Systems: Listed by Brandi among the ways she works.
Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Brandi directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.

Narrative Therapy in this listing

Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.

If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Brandi directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.

Online session options

Narrative and Practical Tools for Online Therapy

Brandi often uses Narrative Therapy to help people separate themselves from the problems they face. This approach focuses on the stories people tell about their lives and looks for new ways to describe strengths and possibilities. She pairs that with Client-Centered Therapy which puts the person's own goals and experience at the center of sessions, offering supportive listening and reflection.

She will work with each person to decide which approach fits best. That decision is collaborative - goals, preferences, and day-to-day realities guide the plan. Together they may try different techniques and adjust the mix of narrative work, client-centered conversation, CBT tools, or DBT skills until it feels useful.

Online therapy makes it easier to fit work into a busy schedule. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be shorter check-ins or when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text messaging can be useful for brief updates or skill practice between meetings. These options offer flexibility for people balancing work, caregiving, and other commitments.

Common questions about this listing

What concerns does this therapist address?

She helps people with addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting stress, anger, self-esteem, ADHD, bipolar concerns, and other life changes.

How would you describe the therapeutic style?

The practice blends Narrative work with client-centered listening. Cognitive behavioral tools and DBT skills are used when helpful for practical coping.

What is the therapist's background and experience?

She is a Florida licensed mental health counselor with 11 years of professional experience supporting a wide range of concerns.

What credential and location details apply?

The clinician holds the credential LMHC and is licensed in Florida.

Which languages and international options are supported?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.

What session formats are offered?

Therapy can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs.

How is cost handled for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with this therapist?

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