Get to Know Brandie

Welcome! I’m Brandie, a licensed psychotherapist in Indiana - here to help you navigate life’s most complex and difficult matters. I believe that everyone deserves to live the life they desire and I am passionate about helping you remove the barriers that may be preventing you from achieving your goals.

 

I have degrees in psychology as well as counseling and human services. I have worked in various capacities in the field since 1996 including individual and group substance use counseling via intensive outpatient therapy and inside the county jail, school counseling, teaching counseling at the college level, providing individual and couple's therapy in community mental health, and currently providing individual and couple's therapy to adults via telehealth in private practice. I absolutely love my work and feel so grateful to be able to do it each and every day.  

I use an integrated approach and consider myself to be action-oriented, meaning I will challenge you to apply new skills and strategies during our time together. In addition to my work as a therapist, I am currently in my third term as an local, elected official. I hold the office of township trustee and one of my primary functions to to provide financial assistance to community members who are having difficulty making ends meet. I also teach counseling courses to bachelors and masters level students at Indiana University South Bend.

What other facts might you want to know about me? I've been married to my wonderful husband for 28 years and I'm the proud momma of my amazing daughter who struggles with mental health issues and who is a member of the LGBTQIA+ community. I am also a mommy to four beautiful dogs; two Black Labs named Deuce Deuce and Batman, and two Saint Bernards named Sergeant Pepper and Professor Pickle. I am also the "grandmeow" to three beautiful kitties named Little Jerry Seinfeld, George "Georgie," and Cosmo Kramer. I love to read, listen to podcasts, do jigsaw puzzles, play board games, cook, garden, and bird watch.  I don't like to admit it, but my guilty pleasure is reality tv! I enjoy spending time with my husband and daughter, and my parents who live close by. Check out the photo gallery for pictures of all my fur babies!