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Brenda Drake, LPC

  • Experience20 years
  • LocationMississippi
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Relationship
  • Therapy approachesClient-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
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About Brenda

Brenda Drake is an LPC with two decades of clinical experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship challenges, grief, addictions, ADHD, and other life transitions.

Background and approach

She emphasizes creating a compassionate, affirming environment where clients can explore patterns, build coping skills, and restore a sense of agency. Her work also attends to issues that commonly accompany these concerns such as self-esteem, attachment and abandonment wounds, codependency, communication problems, and blended family dynamics.

Brenda draws on a mix of evidence-informed methods to tailor care to each person's needs. She blends client-centered listening with structured techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and incorporates solution-focused strategies and elements of the Gottman Method when relationship skills are a priority.

Based in Mississippi, she brings practical tools and collaborative goal-setting to help clients reduce distress, improve interpersonal functioning, and move toward meaningful change.

Integrating Practical Therapies with Online Access



Brenda frequently uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify and shift unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns; CBT offers concrete tools for anxiety, depression, ADHD-related challenges, and mood regulation. She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy when emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness are central concerns; DBT teaches skills to manage intense emotions and improve relationships. In sessions where relationship dynamics matter, solution-focused ideas and elements of the Gottman Method may be used to build communication skills and targeted plans for change.

Choosing the best therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. Brenda partners with each person to assess goals, preferences, and the practical issues they bring to therapy, then adjusts methods over time so strategies align with what helps most. This collaborative stance makes it easier to try techniques and refine the plan together.

Online sessions via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging make it possible to fit therapy into busy schedules and to maintain continuity during life transitions. These formats provide flexibility for regular check-ins, skill practice between sessions, and timely support when new challenges arise, while allowing licensed professionals to deliver consistent, evidence-informed care.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Brenda commonly support?
She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship problems, grief, addictions, ADHD, and related issues such as self-esteem and communication difficulties.
What is Brenda's therapeutic style like?
Her approach blends empathic, client-centered listening with goal-oriented interventions so sessions are both validating and practical.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Brenda has 20 years of experience as a licensed clinician working with a broad range of mental health and relational concerns.
Where is Brenda licensed and practicing?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (MS LPC 1723) practicing in Mississippi.
Does she communicate in multiple languages or accept international clients?
Sessions are conducted in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats does she offer?
Brenda meets with clients via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseAnger managementDepression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsGriefParenting issuesSelf esteemBipolar disorderCoping with life changesADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Gottman MethodSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

20+ years

Licensed

Mississippi

Languages

English

What Brenda can help with

Brenda Drake works with clients on stress and anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, anger management, and depression.

Brenda works with depression, anxiety, trauma, and relationship dynamics.

How Brenda approaches therapy

Brenda's clinical approaches include Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Gottman Method, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy.

Experience and training

Brenda is a Licensed Professional Counselor practicing in Mississippi.