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Jamie Brandmair

Jamie Brandmair, LCSW

Tennessee

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LCSW - Trauma and family concerns

  • CBT methods
  • EMDR work
  • Motivational interviewing

About Jamie

Jamie Brandmair is a licensed clinical social worker with 15 years of experience in Tennessee. She holds the LCSW credential and has worked across settings such as outpatient, inpatient, schools, detention, and in-home services. She focuses on issues like stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship concerns, and blended family issues among many other areas.

Jamie offers direct, practical help rather than jargon. She uses straightforward conversation to identify what feels most pressing. Sessions look at patterns that get in the way of daily life and relationships and try concrete ways to change them.

Her background includes hands-on work with trauma, and she uses techniques that address painful memories and how they affect current behavior. She also draws on cognitive behavioral methods to shift thoughts and actions that keep problems going. Motivational interviewing and narrative ideas appear in her approach when people need help finding direction or reshaping personal stories.

Jamie says being a survivor of childhood trauma shaped her outlook. That experience informs how she thinks about resilience, setbacks, and the fact that situations can change over time. She emphasizes realistic steps people can take to feel more control and reduce distress.

Clients can expect practical conversation, targeted strategies, and attention to how life roles and relationships affect mental health. If you are in a blended household or managing co-parenting, she includes those realities when talking about coping, communication, and boundaries.

How Jamie uses her approaches in online sessions

Client-Centered Therapy starts by listening to what matters most to the person and shaping the work around their concerns. It helps when someone needs steady, respectful feedback and space to make sense of difficult feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and offers specific exercises to break unhelpful patterns; it works well for anxiety, depression, and day-to-day coping. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) aims at reducing the emotional intensity of painful memories by using structured processing; it can be useful for people dealing with trauma or lingering distress from past events.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. The therapist talks with each person about goals, past responses to therapy techniques, and current needs. Together they decide which methods to try first and adjust the plan as work progresses, always keeping the client's preferences in mind.

The original biography did not specify session formats, so confirm what formats are offered before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by removing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins when needed, and letting people meet from different locations. They also make it possible to continue work with a licensed professional even when schedules or life changes would otherwise interrupt it.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

AddictionsRelationship issuesGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHearing impairedHIV / AIDSHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSelf-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryVisually impairedWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Motivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

15+ years

Listed in

Tennessee, North Carolina

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she address?

She addresses stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, addictions, grief, parenting concerns, ADHD, and blended family issues among other areas.

How would she describe her therapy style?

She works in a straightforward, practical way, combining talk with techniques to change thinking and behavior. Sessions focus on steps you can try between appointments.

How much experience does she have?

Jamie has 15 years of clinical experience across outpatient, inpatient, school-based, detention, and in-home settings.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is an LCSW licensed in Tennessee and practices from that state.

Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

What session formats are available?

The original biography did not list specific session formats. Confirm current session options before booking.

How does pricing work?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

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