How Brandy works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMSW, LCSW
- Licensed in
- Michigan, Wisconsin
- Years in practice
- 8
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Brandy
Brandy Jastrow is a licensed clinical social worker in Wisconsin with eight years of experience. She uses a respectful, down-to-earth approach to help people who are feeling overwhelmed by life changes, stress, anxiety, or anger. Brandy frames therapy as a collaborative effort and focuses on practical next steps rather than jargon.
She starts by listening carefully to what matters most to each person. From there she and the client shape conversations and a plan that fit that person's goals.
Background and approach
Sessions are straightforward and centered on real-life skills for coping with worry, low mood, relationship strain, and addictive patterns. Brandy draws on several evidence-informed methods, including client-centered work, cognitive behavioral strategies, and mindfulness practices. She uses these tools to help people notice unhelpful thinking, try new behaviors, and calm the body when emotions run high.
Motivational interviewing is used when people want clearer focus and direction for change. Her style is warm and practical. Brandy aims to make sessions feel like a steady place to test ideas and build skills.
She emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and meeting each person where they are. People who come for help with parenting stress, grief, career changes, ADHD, or intimacy issues will find concrete techniques and support. She also works with concerns such as trauma, self-esteem, sleeping and eating difficulties, and compassion fatigue.
Brandy helps people take small, manageable steps toward a more balanced life.
What Brandy works with
Everything Brandy lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Brandy's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- 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
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Brandy lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative 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.
How Brandy blends approaches for online care
Brandy commonly uses client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy during online sessions. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and building a trusting relationship while helping people describe their goals and values. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at thoughts and behaviors, and teaches practical techniques for managing anxiety, mood, anger, and sleep problems.She may also draw on dialectical behavior therapy skills to teach emotion regulation and distress tolerance when strong feelings get in the way of daily life. These approaches are used together as needed rather than one single method. Brandy works with each person to figure out which tools fit their situation, goals, and preferences in a collaborative way.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and skill practice. Phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and messaging let people share thoughts between sessions or check in without scheduling a full appointment. These options give more flexibility to fit therapy into a busy life while focusing on skill-building and steady progress.
Questions people ask about Brandy
What concerns does Brandy help with?
She supports people coping with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, anger, and related issues like self-esteem, addictions, grief, and career changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is warm, practical, and collaborative; sessions focus on real-life skills, clear goals, and respectful conversation.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Brandy has eight years of professional therapist work experience practicing in a variety of care settings.
What credentials and region does she represent?
She holds the LMSW credential in Michigan and the LCSW credential in Wisconsin and practices from Wisconsin.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered?
Brandy sees people via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a time based on therapist availability.