- Stress and anxiety
- Relationship challenges
- CBT and mindfulness
About Brandy
Brandy Finfrock is an Ohio licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC) with nine years of clinical experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes. Brandy aims to help young adults handle early-adulthood pressures like leaving home, starting careers, and shifting relationships.
Her approach is conversational and straightforward. She listens first, then helps people name the patterns that cause distress. Brandy often uses client-centered work to prioritize what matters to each person. She also draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to challenge unhelpful thoughts and build practical coping skills.
Sessions typically include short-term problem solving and longer conversations about identity and direction. Brandy uses mindfulness practices to reduce reactivity and narrative methods to reframe difficult life stories. Solution-focused tools are brought in when clients want quick, goal-oriented steps.
She has helped people tackle relationship tensions, commitment doubts, and feelings of isolation. Brandy also addresses issues such as body image, infidelity, substance concerns, and mood challenges including obsessive or compulsive behaviors. Her work aims to clarify next steps and reduce daily overwhelm.
For someone feeling behind after college or anxious about new responsibilities, Brandy offers straightforward strategies and reflective discussion. The first session usually identifies immediate priorities and a few practical steps to try between meetings.
How Brandy uses common approaches in online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the client's priorities and perspectives. The therapist listens closely and reflects what she hears so people can clarify their own goals. This approach helps when someone needs space to sort out identity, values, or relationship decisions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets thinking patterns and behaviors that keep problems active. Brandy uses CBT tools to identify unhelpful thoughts and to practice small behavioral experiments that reduce anxiety and lift mood. Mindfulness Therapy adds brief attention and breathing exercises to lessen reactivity and improve focus during stressful moments.
Choosing an approach is collaborative. Brandy will talk about options, try techniques, and adjust what she uses based on the client's goals and feedback. That process helps clients find what works in everyday life rather than relying on a single method.
Confirm the exact session formats before booking, since the biography does not list specific options. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins between longer appointments. It can also let someone try skills in their daily environment and then discuss what did or did not work at the next meeting.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
9+ years
Listed in
Ohio
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship problems, self-esteem issues, depression, and coping with life changes including blended family and body image concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is conversational and client-centered, using active listening and practical tools to help people make concrete changes.
How much experience does she have?
She has nine years of professional clinical experience working with a range of mood and relationship concerns.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She is an Ohio LPCC, licensed in Ohio and practicing under that credential.
Are sessions offered in any other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the US work with her?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to start working together?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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