- Years in practice
- 13
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- Massachusetts, Nebraska, Washington
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Anger management
About Andrea
Andrea Brant is a licensed mental health counselor with 13 years of clinical experience. She practices in Massachusetts and draws on a varied background that includes inpatient work and outpatient clinic leadership. Andrea focuses on practical skills and honest conversation to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, parenting concerns, and relationship or communication struggles.
Her early work included an inpatient dual diagnosis unit and counseling roles within federal programs. Those roles gave her lots of experience with people facing addiction, trauma, and complex life decisions.
Background and approach
She has also run an outpatient clinic where she worked with clients across many ages and situations. Andrea uses a collaborative, respectful style. Sessions are built around what the individual needs rather than a single method.
She aims to create a judgment-free space where people can say what they worry about, even when it feels awkward. Her clinical approach draws from client-centered strategies, cognitive behavioral ideas, dialectical behavior techniques, emotionally-focused work, and mindfulness practices. She adapts tools from these approaches to match each person's goals and situation.
Andrea offers several online formats that suit different needs, including video, phone, chat, and text messaging. That flexibility is meant to make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to begin support sooner rather than later.
What Andrea works with
Everything Andrea lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Andrea helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Andrea lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that translate well to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to each person's concerns with warmth and acceptance; it helps people feel heard and guides the conversation toward their own goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, targets patterns of thinking and behavior and teaches practical skills for managing anxiety, low mood, and sleeplessness. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, adds skills for managing intense emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness when stress or relationship conflict feels overwhelming.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Andrea will discuss goals, preferences, and the problems you bring, then try methods that fit. That collaborative process means techniques can be mixed or adjusted if something is not working well for you.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging. Video is useful when visual cues matter and longer sessions are needed. Phone can be a good choice when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is preferred. Live chat and text messaging let people send shorter updates, ask quick questions, or fit support into a busy day. These options aim to make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into daily life.
Questions people ask about Andrea
What concerns does Andrea help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, relationship and communication problems, anger, self-esteem, addictions, trauma and grief among other issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is collaborative and straightforward. She listens first and tailors tools to each person's needs instead of using one fixed method.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Andrea has 13 years of experience and has worked in inpatient settings, federal counseling roles, and running an outpatient clinic.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds the credential MA LMHC and is a licensed mental health counselor practicing in Massachusetts.
Which languages and international arrangements are available?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats does she use?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to give flexible options for different needs.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule based on therapist availability.
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