Brandi Hotop, LCSW

About

Clinical Social Work/Therapist in Austin, TX. Works with Relationship Issues, Life Transitions and Alternative sexuality (I.e. kink/fetish). Sees clients online only. Accepting new clients.

Areas of expertise

• Relationship Issues
• Life Transitions
• Anxiety
• Bisexual
• Coping Skills
• Depression
• Divorce
• Family Conflict
• Grief
• Lesbian
• Peer Relationships
• Self Esteem
• Stress Management
• Trauma and PTSD

Types of therapy

• Attachment-basedLooks at early bonds with caregivers and how they shape relationships and emotions now, and works toward a greater sense of safety and connection.
• Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)A structured, practical therapy that looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions affect each other, and teaches skills for changing unhelpful thinking and habits.
• Dialectical Behavior (DBT)A skills-based therapy grown out of CBT. Teaches ways to manage intense emotions, get through crises, stay present and handle relationships.
• Family / MaritalTherapy with couples or families together, focused on communication, conflict and the patterns between people.
• Family SystemsSees a person as part of their family as a whole, and explores roles, patterns and communication across the family rather than one person's problems alone.
• Gottman MethodA couples therapy built on research into what makes relationships last. Works on friendship, handling conflict and shared meaning.
• ImagoA couples therapy that uses structured conversations to help partners see how childhood experiences shape their conflicts, and to reconnect.
• Internal Family Systems (IFS)Sees the mind as made of different 'parts', and helps people understand and care for them from a calm, compassionate core 'Self'.
• Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)Combines mindfulness practice, paying attention to the present moment without judgment, with ideas from cognitive therapy.
• NarrativeHelps people separate themselves from their problems and retell the stories they hold about their lives in ways that feel truer and more helpful.
• Person-CenteredA warm, non-directive approach: the therapist listens with empathy and without judgment, and trusts the person to find their own direction.
• PsychoanalyticThe tradition that began with Freud. Explores unconscious thoughts and feelings, often through free association, sometimes with several sessions a week.
• Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)A short-term, goal-focused approach that spends less time on problems and more on what already works and the small steps toward what the person wants.
• Strength-BasedFocuses on the strengths, skills and resources a person already has, and builds on them to meet challenges.
• Trauma FocusedTherapy for people affected by trauma. Puts safety and pacing first, and helps process painful memories so they have less hold on daily life.

More details

Sessions

Online only

Accepting new clients

Yes

Specialties

Relationship Issues, Life Transitions, Alternative sexuality (I.e. kink/fetish), Anxiety, Bisexual, Body Image, Career Counseling, Coping Skills, Depression, Divorce, Family Conflict, Grief, Infidelity, Lesbian, LGBTQ+, Marital and Premarital, Mood Disorders, Non-traditional relationships (I.e. poly/open), Peer Relationships, Personality Disorders, Polyamory & ENM, Self Esteem, Sex Therapy, Sex-Positive & Kink Friendly, Stress, Trauma and PTSD, Veterans

Fees

Individual sessions $125, couple sessions $150; sliding scale available

Ages

Adults

Works with

Individuals, Couples

Communities

Bisexual Allied, Blind Allied, Gay Allied, Lesbian Allied, Non-Binary Allied, Queer Allied, Sex Worker Allied, Transgender Allied

Languages

English

Gender

Female

Other offices

Saint Louis, 63128

Education & qualifications