Brandi Lightsey

Brandi Lightsey is an LCSW based in Texas with a decade of clinical practice. She has worked in crisis intervention and inpatient psychiatric hospital settings, supporting people during acute distress, complex diagnoses, and major life transitions. Her approach emphasizes collaboration and transparency, and she advocates for clients navigating systems of care while helping them identify practical next steps.

She helps clients make sense of diagnoses, weigh treatment options, and reclaim a sense of agency in their care. Brandi draws on training in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Psychodynamic work, and Solution-Focused Therapy to tailor sessions to each person’s needs while maintaining a respectful stance toward their lived experience.

Personal experience with sudden bereavement and supporting a friend through a prolonged cancer journey informs her understanding of grief and life-altering change. Her specialties include stress, anxiety, LGBT concerns, grief, depression, and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include aging and geriatric issues, caregiver stress, hospice and end-of-life counseling, isolation and loneliness, panic and phobias, self-harm, and communication challenges.