- Emotionally-Focused Therapy
- ADHD coaching and supports
- Parenting and grief
About Brandy
Brandy Cobbs is an Alabama LICSW with 30 years of clinical experience. She has a long history working with adults on relationship concerns, parenting stress, self-esteem, career issues, ADHD, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and addiction-related struggles.
She spent 25 years with the State of Alabama focusing on foster children, parents at risk, and child abuse and neglect intake and crisis work before retiring from that role in 2021. Since then she has added ADHD coach training and certification and has worked with college students, women over 50, and parents of children with ADHD.
Brandy speaks from both professional and personal perspectives. She was diagnosed with ADHD at 26 and has navigated parenting challenges that included infertility and a NICU stay. That lived experience informs her practical approach to executive functioning, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue.
Her work draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral strategies, and dialectical behavior ideas. Sessions often include brainstorming concrete steps, building small routines, and trying techniques that improve day-to-day functioning and relationships.
She welcomes discussion of spirituality and mindfulness when they matter to a client and will consider how a client's faith has helped or harmed their well-being. She affirms people of all identities and is open to working with LGBT individuals, while noting she does not claim specialisation specifically in LGBTQIA+ therapy.
Brandy values creative outlets and hobbies as tools for mental health. She encourages clients to reconnect with interests like art, music, poetry, or language learning as practical ways to boost confidence and reduce stress.
How her approaches translate to online work
Emotionally-Focused Therapy focuses on identifying and reshaping emotional responses and interaction patterns. It can help people notice and name feelings, which often improves how they relate to others and to themselves. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental stance and practical collaboration to set goals and try new behaviors. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and offers concrete strategies to change unhelpful patterns.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Brandy will help clients decide which methods fit their needs and goals, and she integrates techniques from different models when that is helpful. That decision happens collaboratively in early sessions and can be adjusted over time.
The original biography does not specify session formats here, so please confirm available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and remove travel time so clients can focus on practical skill-building. Working remotely still supports hands-on practices such as planning daily routines, practicing coping techniques, and reviewing progress between sessions.
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Experience
30+ years
Listed in
Alabama
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she focus on?
She works with relationship issues, parenting strain, self-esteem, career challenges, ADHD, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, addictions, and related concerns listed in her profile.
What style of therapy does she use?
Her approach includes Emotionally-Focused Therapy along with client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, and elements of dialectical behavior therapy and existential ideas.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 30 years of professional experience, including 25 years with the State of Alabama in child welfare and crisis roles, and years of recent ADHD coaching work.
What are her credentials and location?
She is an Alabama LICSW and practices from Alabama.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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