- Relationship strain
- ADHD coaching
- Grief and loss
About Brandy
Brandy Cobbs is an Alabama LICSW with 30 years of clinical experience. She has worked in child welfare and public service and now focuses on helping adults navigate relationship strain, ADHD, anxiety, career stress, grief, addiction concerns, and parenting challenges.
She draws on decades of work with foster children, parents at risk, and child protection intake and crisis roles. That background shaped a direct, pragmatic style that aims to help people solve problems and manage stressful moments. Brandy also brings lived experience with ADHD and family recovery groups, which she uses to relate to clients facing similar struggles.
Brandy uses practical tools from Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, and Existential Therapy. Sessions often include setting small goals, practicing coping skills, and brainstorming routines that fit day-to-day life. She values creative outlets and encourages clients to reconnect with hobbies that support mood and focus.
She has worked as an ADHD coach with college students, midlife women, and parents of children with ADHD, and sometimes blends coaching techniques with therapeutic work when appropriate. Brandy welcomes discussion about how faith or spirituality affects wellbeing and can talk through both helpful and harmful religious experiences.
Brandy notes personal experience with infertility, premature birth, and parenting young adults. That perspective informs her work with caregivers, those coping with change, and people rebuilding routines after major life events.
Therapeutic approaches and online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and helping people set their own goals. It is about working from the client’s priorities and building sessions around what matters most to them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts and behaviors interact and teaches practical techniques to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and improve day-to-day functioning. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication when feelings feel overwhelming.Choosing an approach is collaborative. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try different techniques, and adjust the plan based on what helps. That process can include combining strategies from CBT, DBT, EFT, or existential perspectives so the work fits the person’s needs and preferences.
Session formats are not specified here, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make therapy easier to fit into a busy life by removing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins when needed, and making it simpler to schedule sessions around school or work. It also lets clients try techniques in their everyday routines and then discuss what did and didn’t work during the next meeting.
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Experience
30+ years
Listed in
Alabama
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with relationship problems, ADHD, anxiety, depression, addiction concerns, grief, parenting issues, career stress, and related life changes.
What is her therapy style like?
She uses client-centered conversations alongside practical methods from CBT and DBT, with attention to emotions and meaning using EFT and existential ideas.
How much experience does she have?
She has 30 years of professional experience, including long-term roles in Alabama child welfare and recent work as an ADHD coach.
What are her credentials and location?
She is an Alabama LICSW and practices from Alabama.
Can sessions be done in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with clients outside the United States?
She accepts international clients.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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