Martha Brandt, MEd, LPC-S, SEP

About

Licensed Professional Counselor in Austin, TX. Works with Relationship Issues, Anxiety and Trauma and PTSD. Sees clients in person and online. Works out of network for insurance. Accepting new clients.

Areas of expertise

• Relationship Issues
• Anxiety
• Trauma and PTSD
• Depression
• Divorce
• Grief
• Life Transitions
• Parenting
• Self Esteem
• Stress Management

Types of therapy

• AEDPAccelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy. Works closely with emotions, and with the experience of change itself, in a warm and engaged relationship with the therapist.
• 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.
• Clinical Supervision and Licensed SupervisorsNot a therapy for clients: this therapist supervises other clinicians, for example those working toward their license.
• Culturally SensitiveTakes a person's culture, identity, background and values into account, and shapes the work so it fits their life.
• Dynamic Attachment Repatterning Experience
• Emotionally FocusedTreats emotions as a guide to change. Often used with couples, to understand patterns of conflict and rebuild a secure bond.
• Experiential TherapyUses activities such as role-play, movement, art or guided imagery to work through feelings in the moment, not only to talk about them.
• Family / MaritalTherapy with couples or families together, focused on communication, conflict and the patterns between people.
• FeministConsiders how gender, power and social context affect a person's life and well-being, and aims for an equal relationship between client and therapist.
• GestaltFocuses on the here and now, and on noticing what a person is feeling and doing in the moment, often through experiments such as role-play.
• IntegrativeCombines more than one therapy approach, fitted to the person's needs.
• 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'.
• Psychobiological Approach Couple Therapy
• PsychodynamicExplores how past experiences, relationships and feelings outside awareness shape how a person thinks and acts today.
• RelationalSees relationships as central to well-being. The relationship with the therapist is used to understand and change patterns in other relationships.
• Somatic Experiencing
• TranspersonalIncludes spiritual experience, such as meditation or a sense of connection beyond the self, as part of therapy.
• 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

Both in-person and online

Accepting new clients

Yes

Specialties

Relationship Issues, Anxiety, Trauma and PTSD, Bipolar Disorder, Chronic Illness, Chronic Pain, Codependency, Depression, Dissociative Disorders (DID), Divorce, Existential Issues, Grief, Immune Dysfunction, Infertility, Infidelity, Life Transitions, Marital and Premarital, Mood Disorders, Parenting, Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum, Self Esteem, Sexual Abuse, Sleep or Insomnia, Spirituality, Stress, Women's Issues

Insurance

Out of Network

Fees

Individual sessions $200

Payment methods

American Express, Cash, Check, Discover, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Visa

Ages

Adults, Elders (65+)

Works with

Individuals, Couples, Group

Languages

English

Gender

Female

Education

University of Texas at Austin

Years in practice

37

Education & qualifications