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Brandy Cunningham, LCSW

  • Experience20 years
  • LocationArkansas
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Relationship, and Trauma and abuse
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Attachment-Based Therapy
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About Brandy

Brandy Cunningham is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with two decades of experience helping adults navigate complex emotional challenges. She draws on evidence-informed methods including Internal Family Systems, Attachment-Based Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to assist people managing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and mood-related concerns.

Background and approach

Her background includes focused work with issues such as relationship and intimacy struggles, parenting and caregiver stress, and patterns like codependency and attachment difficulties. Brandy frames therapy as an opportunity to explore thoughts, feelings, and life dynamics in a way that supports lasting balance and personal growth.

She emphasizes a client-centered stance that honors each person’s unique needs rather than prescribing one-size-fits-all solutions. In sessions she guides clients through processing losses, confronting control and communication problems, and building coping strategies for life transitions and persistent emotional pain.

Based in Arkansas, Brandy offers practical, compassionate care for adults and older adults who want to reclaim stability and a better sense of wellbeing. Her approach invites collaboration and steady skill building so clients can move from feeling overwhelmed toward a more resilient, fulfilled life.

Bringing relational and parts-based approaches to online therapy

Internal Family Systems (IFS) invites clients to notice and dialogue with the different parts that influence feelings and behavior, helping people understand inner conflicts and find calmer, more integrated ways of relating to themselves. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns formed in relationships and helps rebuild supported ways of connecting, which can be especially useful for intimacy, trust, and caregiver-related stress. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy, validation, and collaborative goal-setting so the person’s own values and preferences guide the work.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process, and the therapist partners with each client to determine which methods fit best. Together they clarify goals, try out techniques, and adjust the plan so the work reflects the client’s needs, pace, and priorities rather than a preset formula.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexible ways to connect from home or elsewhere. These options make it easier to attend regularly around work, caregiving, or other commitments and let clients choose the format that feels most comfortable for exploring grief, anxiety, trauma-related issues, and relationship patterns.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Brandy help address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting and family problems, and a range of mood and post-traumatic concerns.
What therapeutic style can I expect in sessions?
Care is client-centered and collaborative, integrating approaches such as Internal Family Systems, Attachment-Based Therapy, CBT, and trauma-focused strategies to match each person’s needs.
How much clinical experience does the therapist have?
Brandy has 20 years of professional experience working with adults and older adults around grief, mood concerns, and relationship dynamics.
Where is Brandy licensed to practice?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with Arkansas license AR LCSW 3676-C and practices from Arkansas.
Can non-English speakers work with this therapist?
Sessions are offered in English only and international clients are not currently accepted.
Which session formats are available online?
Clients can meet through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preference and scheduling.
How are fees handled for therapy with Brandy?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are needed to begin working together?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseGriefDepression

Also works with

Family conflictsIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesSelf esteemBipolar disorderCoping with life changes

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationDomestic violenceFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameMood disordersPost-traumatic stressSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobia

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Motivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

20+ years

Licensed

Arkansas

Languages

English