About Brandon
Brandon Porsandeh is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people coping with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, anger, and ADHD. He approaches concerns in a straightforward way so conversations stay practical and focused. Brandon explains options clearly and helps clients take small steps that fit their daily life.
Brandon uses plain talk to reduce stigma and make it easier to ask for help. He recognizes that seeking support can feel hard and aims to make the process less intimidating.
Background and approach
Sessions often focus on identifying manageable goals and building skills to handle symptoms day to day. His work draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions to find practical changes. Brandon adapts exercises to each person's routine so skills transfer outside sessions.
He also brings experience with obsessive-compulsive patterns and mood disorders when those issues come up. Clients can expect a collaborative approach where they set the pace and priorities. Brandon encourages experimenting with strategies and reviewing what helps.
He frames progress as steady steps rather than sudden fixes. Based in California, Brandon has eight years of clinical experience as an LCSW. He provides sessions in English and accepts international clients for online care.
The focus is on helping people build workable habits and clearer thinking to improve everyday functioning.
How CBT and online sessions work together
CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and changing behaviors to reduce distress. It uses structured exercises and practice tasks that help people manage anxiety, low mood, and attention challenges in daily life.For issues like obsessive thinking or mood disorders, CBT offers step-by-step techniques such as breaking problems into smaller parts and testing new behaviors. These approaches help clients see which strategies make a real difference and adjust them over time.
Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will work with the client to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and daily routine. That may mean trying a technique for a few sessions and changing course if it isn't helpful.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversations and screen-sharing for worksheets, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat works well for brief check-ins, and messaging lets people reflect in writing on their own schedule. These formats offer flexibility to fit therapy into work, school, or family life.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Grief
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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