Brandy Peterson
Calm, practical therapy for family and parenting concerns
- Credentials
- LPC
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed in
- Virginia
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Brandy
Brandy Peterson is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Virginia who uses practical therapies to help people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, and parenting challenges. She focuses on clear, skill-based work so parents and individuals can address problems one step at a time. Her style is respectful and straightforward, aimed at offering usable tools more than jargon.
Peterson earned a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Virginia Commonwealth University and a Master of Arts in Professional Counseling from Liberty University.
Background and approach
She has 13 years of experience supporting people across different settings. That background includes work with anxiety, depression, grief, ADHD, bipolar issues, and relationship and communication concerns. Her training includes trauma-focused methods and integrative medicine approaches, which she blends with cognitive behavioral and mindfulness techniques.
In sessions she teaches breathing and grounding exercises, practical thought and behavior strategies, and communication skills parents can use at home. The result is a mix of hands-on coping tools and guidance for daily situations. Sessions may address parenting stress, family tensions, self-esteem, anger, or life transitions.
Peterson aims to collaborate with each person on goals and to offer steps that make sense for their situation. She keeps explanations plain and focuses on results people can try between meetings. Therapy is offered in English from her Virginia practice and follows her LPC credential VA LPC 0701006110.
Remote formats are available for people who prefer video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.
Online approaches that teach skills you can use
CBT - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and change the behaviors that follow. It is useful for anxiety, low mood, stress, and practical parenting problems by offering concrete techniques to try between sessions.DBT - Dialectical Behavior Therapy focuses on emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and clear communication. It teaches step-by-step skills for handling intense feelings, managing anger, and improving difficult interactions.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. Plans can shift over time as progress and priorities change.
Online sessions use video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. These formats let people fit sessions into busy family schedules and try tools between meetings. The variety of options also allows for shorter check-ins or longer conversations depending on what is helpful.
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.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.
Mindfulness Therapy
Attention training: noticing thoughts and physical feelings as they arrive without being carried off by them. Much of it is practice you do yourself, so guidance over video or audio works much as it would in person.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
Also works with
- ADHD
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed
- Virginia
- Languages
- English
Next step
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