- LGBT concerns
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
About Bernell
Bernell Hornsby is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Michigan with 22 years of experience. She helps people facing LGBT-related concerns, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related struggles, low self-esteem, and life transitions.
She frames therapy around the client’s own expertise in their life. Sessions focus on identifying strengths and practical steps the client can use between meetings. Conversations are direct and clear, aimed at reducing overwhelm and building small, doable changes.
Bernell draws from Emotionally-Focused Therapy to look at emotional patterns that keep people stuck. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy to support values-based choices and personal agency. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques are used when helpful for changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns.
Typical topics include attachment issues, communication problems, commitment and control concerns, and challenges related to body image or kink culture. She also addresses complex stressors like caregiver strain, co-morbidity, and coping after separation or loss.
Her style centers on collaboration: she listens, reflects, and offers concrete tools so clients can try things between sessions. People meet to talk through what is happening now, practice new responses, and track what changes over time.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Emotionally-Focused Therapy is used to identify and name difficult emotions and the interaction patterns they create. Online sessions can focus on recognizing these emotional cycles and practicing new responses in real time. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small actions in that direction. In remote sessions, this often becomes goal-focused work that includes exercises to try between meetings. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current connections and emotions. Online meetings allow for reflective conversations about these patterns and for rehearsing new ways of relating. Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each client to decide which combination of EFT, ACT, attachment work, or CBT techniques best fits their needs, goals, and preferences. The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when schedules demand, or remove the need to travel to an office. Licensed professionals can also use remote work to focus on practical changes between meetings.Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
22+ years
Listed in
Michigan
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she focus on?
She focuses on LGBT-related issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related problems, self-esteem, and coping with life changes.
Which therapeutic approach does she use?
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) is one of her stated approaches. She also integrates ACT, client-centered methods, and CBT techniques.
How long has she practiced?
She has 22 years of professional work experience as a counselor in Michigan.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She holds the LPC credential and is licensed in Michigan.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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