Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Depression
How Brenda works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Mississippi
- Years in practice
- 20
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Brenda
Brenda Drake is a Licensed Professional Counselor who helps people manage anger, stress, anxiety, and depression. She brings two decades of experience and focuses on practical ways to cope day to day. Her approach aims to make change feel possible and understandable for people under pressure.
Brenda keeps sessions straightforward and focused. She listens first, then helps people set clear goals. She uses tools that teach new skills for managing strong emotions and improving communication.
Background and approach
Her work includes support for people facing relationship strain, trauma and abuse, addiction challenges, grief, and the ups and downs of parenting. She also helps with attention differences, bipolar mood challenges, and issues around self-esteem and body image. LGBT concerns and multicultural experiences are part of her clinical focus.
Brenda draws on Client-Centered Therapy to build a respectful, nonjudgmental space. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and change patterns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills are offered when emotional regulation and distress tolerance are needed.
In sessions she blends solution-focused steps with longer-term trauma work when appropriate. She also uses elements of the Gottman Method for improving communication in relationships. The emphasis is on practical strategies that can be applied between sessions.
Brenda practices in Mississippi and works with adults seeking help with life changes, coping skills, and healthier ways of relating. Her style is direct, compassionate, and goal-oriented, aimed at helping people regain balance and move forward.
What Brenda works with
Everything Brenda lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Brenda's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- 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
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- 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
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Brenda lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Gottman Method
- 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 therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on creating a respectful, accepting space where the client leads the pace and topics. This approach helps people feel heard and understood while they work through anger, identity questions, or life changes.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. It teaches clear tools to spot unhelpful thinking and practice new behaviors, which can reduce anxiety, depression, and recurring anger patterns.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers concrete skills for regulating intense emotions and tolerating distress. It is useful when someone needs step-by-step techniques to manage impulses and improve relationships.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences, try out methods, and adjust the plan based on what works best. Clients and the therapist decide together which strategies to keep and which to change.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video is good when visual cues help the work. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text are useful for steady check-ins, homework, or brief support between longer sessions. These options make scheduling more flexible and help therapy fit into busy lives.
Questions people ask about Brenda
What concerns does Brenda help with?
She supports people dealing with anger, stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship issues, addictions, grief, parenting strain, self-esteem, bipolar challenges, ADHD, and related concerns.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is direct and compassionate. Sessions focus on listening, setting clear goals, and teaching practical tools for emotion regulation and communication.
What is her professional background?
She has 20 years of clinical experience working with adults on a range of mental health and life adjustment issues.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds an MS and is an LPC, and she practices in Mississippi.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Work can take place through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on client preference.
How are costs handled?
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?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.