About Brandy
Brandy Stevens is a licensed professional counselor practicing in Alaska. She brings a practical, straightforward approach and focuses on helping people facing addiction, trauma, anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem. Brandy speaks plain language and prioritizes clear steps people can try between sessions.
She began working in counseling in 2017 and earned full licensure as an LPC in 2021. Her decade of experience includes developing a residential treatment program that expanded to three locations, which gave her hands-on experience with program design and agency leadership.
Background and approach
Much of her work has involved people with co-occurring substance use and mental health issues, as well as those recovering from trauma and difficult relationship patterns. She has experience navigating systems like probation, parole, and child welfare when these are part of a person's story. Brandy now focuses more on individual therapy to offer a direct, personalized experience.
She frames the client as the expert in their own life and aims to support people as they set and reach realistic goals. Sessions emphasize practical skills, clearer communication, and building on existing strengths. Her style is collaborative and encouraging.
She helps clients identify small, manageable changes and offers steady guidance as they work toward longer term improvements.
Evidence-based approaches and flexible online care
Many clinicians draw on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skills and recovery. One common approach emphasizes coping skills and relapse prevention for people with substance use concerns; it teaches concrete strategies to manage cravings, identify triggers, and plan safer choices. Another approach focuses on processing trauma in manageable steps, helping people make sense of painful memories while building grounding and emotion-regulation skills to reduce overwhelm.Choosing the best approach is collaborative. The therapist works with each person to match methods to their needs, goals, and preferences, and adjusts the plan as progress is made. People set priorities together and try techniques that fit their life and pace.
Online therapy formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering practical benefits. Video lets people work face-to-face when visual cues help. Phone sessions require less bandwidth and can fit into a work break or commute. Live chat and text allow brief check-ins, ongoing support, or written reflections between longer sessions. These options make it easier to maintain consistent care and to choose the format that fits daily routines.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
Also listed
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Alaska
- Languages
- English