About Brandon
Brandon Barton is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in New York who helps people manage anxiety, stress, phobias, depression, and relationship concerns. He supports people facing trauma, addiction, grief, low self-esteem, and challenges related to gender and sexual identity. He also works with issues like panic, obsessive thoughts, and chronic health conditions.
He keeps sessions straightforward and focused on practical steps. He listens first, then helps clients set clear goals.
Background and approach
He uses talk-based work and skills practice so people leave with concrete strategies they can try between sessions. Brandon draws on about 11 years of clinical experience that include crisis and in-patient behavioral health settings. He has also worked in neuropsychology and with programs for people living with Alzheimer’s disease.
That range led him to focus on how life events shape mood, attachment, and everyday coping. Research and teaching experiences inform his approach. He has taken part in studies on minority experiences, attachment, and gender-based violence, and has presented results at academic meetings.
Those projects shaped how he thinks about culture, trauma, and recovery. In sessions he blends client-centered listening with cognitive-behavioral techniques and mindfulness skills. He also uses elements from existential and relationship-focused approaches when they fit a person's goals.
The aim is practical change and clearer direction, not jargon or unnecessary steps.
Therapeutic approaches for online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person's experience and goals. It involves active listening, reflecting what the person says, and helping them find their own solutions; this approach suits people who want a collaborative, respectful space to talk about stress, identity, or grief.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect. It teaches practical skills to reduce anxiety, manage panic, and address obsessive thoughts by testing new behaviors and shifting thinking patterns.
Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve focus. It is often paired with skills work to help people manage stress and emotional ups and downs.
Finding the right mix of methods is part of therapy. The therapist will work together with each person to choose techniques that match their needs, goals, and preferences rather than using a one-size-fits-all plan.
Online sessions offer flexibility for busy schedules and different comfort levels. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions work when bandwidth is low, live chat can be used for shorter check-ins, and text-based messaging supports ongoing contact between scheduled meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, or family life while keeping focus on progress and practical skills.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Addictions
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Isolation / loneliness
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 11 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English
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