Brandon Porsandeh
Calm, practical help for everyday struggles
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed in
- California
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Brandon
Brandon Porsandeh is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, and relationship and family concerns. He uses straightforward, practical approaches to help people who feel stuck or overwhelmed. Brandon speaks English and practices in California as an LCSW, CA LCSW 75543.
He keeps sessions direct and goal-focused. Brandon often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions. He works with clients to try small changes that can make daily life easier.
Background and approach
Brandon has eight years of clinical experience and has worked with people who face panic, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, mood disorders, and communication problems. He also supports those dealing with grief, anger, isolation, impulsivity, and career stress. His background includes helping people who worry about social situations and those with autism and Asperger Syndrome.
In meetings he emphasizes clear skills and step-by-step plans. Sessions may include skill practice, behavior experiments, and straightforward problem solving. He aims to reduce overwhelming symptoms and build confidence in coping with life changes.
Brandon accepts international clients and offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Costs vary with location and the subscription model used by the service. To start, users complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability.
How Brandon Uses CBT Online and What to Expect
Brandon uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and try different responses. CBT involves practicing new ways of thinking and small behavior experiments to reduce anxiety, panic, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, and low mood.He frames therapy as a collaborative process. Together the client and therapist decide which strategies to try based on the client's goals and day-to-day needs. If an approach needs adjustment, they change it and track progress over time.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit into busy schedules. These options allow people to meet from home, use shorter check-ins when helpful, and review skills between sessions. The variety of formats supports continuous work on coping skills and makes it easier to stay consistent with therapy.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also works with
- 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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