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Brandi Horak, LMHC

Addictions LGBTQ+ Trauma, Abuse Grief Depression
Video Phone Live Chat Messaging

About me

I am licensed in Florida with 11 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients of all ages, couples, individuals, teens and children, with coping with addictions, lgbtq+ related issues, trauma, abuse, coping with grief, & coping with loss. I also have experience working with depression, anxiety and PTSD. I believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. I will tailor our dialog and treatment plan to meet your unique and specific needs. Taking the first step to seeking a more fulfilling and happier life takes courage. I am here to support you in that process.

Professional experience

11 yrs in practice
Addictions LGBTQ+ Trauma, Abuse Grief Depression

Additional areas of focus: 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

Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Existential Therapy, Jungian Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems

Services offered

Video
Phone
Live Chat
Messaging

License information

FL LMHC MH13270

Reviews

These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Brandi Horak. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.

She is a great therapist! Understanding and attentive. I never feel judged just listened to.

Written on Dec 03, 2025 after therapy with Brandi for 5 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, lgbt, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, and parenting issues

Brandi has been amazing to me! She's very helpful, caring and knowledgeable. I enjoy our sessions and her getting to know me!

Written on Nov 11, 2025 after therapy with Brandi for 3 months on issues concerning depression, addictions, grief, and self esteem

They are a great therapist. They're easy to communicate to and happily encourage healthy mental behaviors to have a better mental state.

Written on Aug 09, 2025 after therapy with Brandi for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self esteem, anger management, and coping with life changes

Brandi is great at listening and providing deed back

Written on Aug 05, 2025 after therapy with Brandi for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue

She understands me and gives me the space to share my story with no judgment.

Written on Aug 01, 2025 after therapy with Brandi for 4 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and coaching