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April Brandon, LPC

Experienced mental health professional

Provides online counseling through BetterHelp

At a glance

April is an experienced, licensed Mental Health Professional who specializes in affordable online therapy offered through our partner, BetterHelp.

5.0 stars
Clients are very satisfied with April. View 47 reviews
Speaks English
Offers Telehealth visits
Licensed in Michigan

Recent reviews

A wonderful therapist who listened closely with kindness and compassion

Reviewed March 2023

April continues to be a great help!

Reviewed September 2022

More about April

  • 7 years' experience
  • Female
  • LPC

Hello! My name is April and I am a fully licensed counselor. I have worked with clients with a variety of issues including anxiety, PTSD, gender and sexual identity issues, abuse, narcissistic abuse, addiction, sex work issues and homelessness. I am also familiar with veteran issues. I'm a military Gold Star mother, so I'm familiar with loss, tragedy, the grieving process in learning how to hold the memories of our loved ones dear while continuing to find meaning in life.

I'm also a mother to a wonderful young man, who is trans. Watching him go through the process of transformation to his true, authentic self was a wonderful experience to be a part of. Everyone deserves a safe place to explore their genuine self. I myself, go by she/her pronouns, and I will respect yours, if you care to tell me.

My counseling style is open and nonjudgmental. I believe everyone deserves a safe place. I use acceptance and commitment therapy, cognitive-behavioral, humanistic, solution focus, and client centered approaches, among others, to suit each individuals needs.

If you're ready to start working on some goals, or even considering how you might begin looking at some issues, I'm here to take those steps with you.

I look forward to working with you!

Specialties

Stress Anxiety LGBT Relationship issues Trauma and abuse Self esteem Addictions Family conflicts Grief Intimacy-related issues Eating disorders Sleeping disorders Parenting issues Anger management Career difficulties Bipolar disorder Depression Coping with life changes Compassion fatigue Abandonment Adoption and foster care Attachment issues Avoidant personality BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture Blended family issues Body image Caregiver issues and stress Chronic pain, illness, and disability Co-morbidity Codependency Commitment issues Communication problems Control issues Coping with natural or human-caused disaster Dependent personality Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD) Dissociation Divorce and separation Domestic violence Drug and alcohol addiction Eating and food-related issues Emptiness Family of origin issues Family problems Fertility issues First responder issues Forgiveness Gender dysphoria Guilt and shame Immigration issues Impulsivity Infidelity Isolation / loneliness Jealousy Life purpose Midlife crisis Veteran and Armed Forces Issues Money and financial issues Mood disorders Multicultural concerns Narcissism Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD Panic disorder and panic attacks Paranoia Personality disorders Phobias Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships Postpartum depression Post-traumatic stress Pregnancy and childbirth Prejudice and discrimination Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling) Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) Self-harm Self-love Sex addiction Sexual assault and abuse Sexual dysfunction Sexuality Smoking / vaping cessation Social anxiety and phobia Somatization Women's issues Workplace issues Young adult issues

Treatment Approaches

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Attachment-Based Therapy
  • Client-Centered Therapy
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
  • Existential Therapy
  • Mindfulness Therapy
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Psychodynamic Therapy
  • Solution-Focused Therapy
  • Somatic Therapy
  • Trauma-Focused Therapy
  • Internal Family Systems

Licenses

April Brandon's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508326984.

  • LPC · Michigan · 6401019098 · Expires February 2026

About online counseling

Affordable.
Pay a low flat fee.
Convenient.
Do it at your own time and at your own pace. Communicate whenever you feel it's needed.
Available now.
There is no waiting list and no calls to make. Simply fill out a short questionnaire and send your first message.

Online counseling allows you to receive care from a mental health practitioner via phone, video chat, or instant messaging. It is convenient for those who may have trouble getting to or would prefer not to have in-person therapy appointments. Starting at $65 per week, online counseling is generally more affordable than in-person counseling. A study by researchers at University of California, Berkeley found that online counseling can be just as effective as face-to-face therapy while being more convenient, affordable, and accessible.

Reviews for April Brandon

All reviews have been submitted by clients after seeing the provider.

Overall rating:

5.0

47 reviews

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A wonderful therapist who listened closely with kindness and compassion

Reviewed March 2023

April continues to be a great help!

Reviewed September 2022

April instantly understood what I struggled with and how to support me. I felt very seen throughout our conversations and I would absolutely recommend her to anyone! I definitely got where I wanted to be with regards to my view on my gender identity.

Reviewed December 2021

I love April. She is understanding, accepting and actually listens to my problems and offers concrete and workable solutions.

Reviewed November 2021

April is amazing. She is also patient and will to ask the hard questions.

Reviewed December 2023

Highly recommended.

Reviewed July 2023

April Brandon is an amazing professional who has helped me through so many issues and I'd recommend her to anyone.

Reviewed March 2023

If you could ethically clone this therapist we could probably dissolve the UN soon, that’s how good she is.

Reviewed April 2023

April is extremely attentive and understanding. She always responds in such a quick amount of time and really cares about her clients!

Reviewed December 2022

Great insightful observation's :)

Reviewed June 2022

April is an amazing therapist - really knowledgeable & helpful! If I could afford to continue therapy on here I would continue with April! I have tried other therapists but none have given me the tools, knowledge and confidence to make a difference or understanding with certain things in my life, like April has. thank you for all your help April!

Reviewed June 2022

I came to April in an extremely emotional/vulnerable time in my life and, in only a few short weeks, feel so much better and have a handful of tools to use to better myself and my day-to-day. Very much looking forward to sharing and learning more!

Reviewed May 2022

April has been my therapist for about 1 year now and has helped me see myself and things that have happened in my life with skilled expertise. She has helped me understand things that have happened in my life, do not define me and that I have had really solid breakthroughs that have helped my growth immensely. She is a fantastic therapist, excellent listener and provides great insight. I highly recommend her and I am so happy she is a part of the better help family!

Reviewed May 2022

April is one of the most intelligent women I’ve ever met. She has an incredible understanding of my issues and I feel like she knows what I mean more than I know what I mean.

Reviewed May 2022

I have a lot of topics I have never discussed with anyone, and was very reserved and worried about opening up, even to a professional, but April has been able to talk to me one on one with no hesitation to her answers and my responses. She is very down to earth and knowledgeable. I am very glad I was connected to her.

Reviewed April 2022

Has gone good so far

Reviewed April 2022

I find this style of therapy suits me very well we comunicate by Text but I use the voice message feature which transcribes what is said this allows April to pick out certain issues that came up and really lets her zone in on that issue and gives me time to think about it.

Reviewed March 2022

Very professional

Reviewed February 2022

BetterHelp has been really beneficial and is so convenient. April has been insightful and offers me challenging ways to look at my situation to understand it better and why I choose to respond to things the way that I do. I very much appreciate this service and Aprils' expertise.

Reviewed February 2022

I have said it and will say it again, I absolutely love April! She has been my therapist for several months now, and her work is incredible. She is attentive, thorough, and insightful. She has truly changed my life for the better and has really helped me to understand my true potential and that I am capable of being a better version of myself. I couldn't have asked for a better therapist here on Better Help. Thank you April, and thank you Better Help for providing me with the best therapist!

Reviewed January 2022

April is incredible, her knowledge, understanding, wisdom and care are priceless and hard to find. I couldn’t recommend her enough.

Reviewed November 2021

April is definitly a therapist you can count on. You can feel that she cares about you and that she's trying her best to help you through everything you want to share with her. I'm really grateful the betterhelp system matched me with her. Thank you.

Reviewed November 2021

I have been working with April for a few months now, and I can say she has been nothing short of fantastic. She is very attentive and supportive, and knows when to dig a little deeper and when to take a different approach. She helped me a lot figuring things out at my own pace. She’s brilliant. :)

Reviewed November 2021

April is the perfect counselor. She responds to everything I share, even if I shared 5 different things and issues I'm dealing with at once. Her responses are well thought, detailed and really insightful and useful. I am blown away by her professionalism and how she makes me excited about learning more about myself and growing as a person. I am grateful to be able to work with her.

Reviewed September 2021

April was super accepting of me and provided a safe space to discuss anything that was bothering me and helped me smoothly work through everything I had going on. Highly recommend!

Reviewed September 2021

Great so far, fast and relevant responses

Reviewed September 2021

April is spot on in deciphering what I am telling her and how to best help. I believe she really understand my needs and how to best approach the topics and feelings I bring up to her.

Reviewed August 2021

April is lovely and I finally feel heard. Thank you

Reviewed August 2021

Working with April is great! I needed someone to bounce thoughts off. To reflect with and someone who asks the right questions. April definitely does that. The texting actually works great for me as it allows me to reflect in a safe and comfortable way. I sometimes struggle to express myself and feel safer to fully say what I mean while texting. While speaking I feel like I often put on a mask which I don’t have with April. Thank you!

Reviewed July 2021

April is a kind and understanding person and I feel listened to. She has given me a lot of helpful advice and shown me how to look at things from different perspectives in a short space of time.

Reviewed July 2021

April has been an amazing Councillor throughout all the work we've done so far. It's been a huge help to have someone who actually listens to what I'm saying and gives relevant feedback that makes me feel better. She has consistently been able to offer perspectives & ideas that I had previously not considered when dealing with my issues alone, and these have helped me move forward & be better. I always enjoy & look forward to hearing back and I actually feel like I want to work on myself because she creates a comfortable atmosphere to do so. Even when I'm physically unable to get back to her due to time constraints, I don't feel under pressure as she has been very understanding and welcoming. This is the best counselling experience I've had by far & it's due in large part to her.

Reviewed July 2021

Incredibly supportive and intuitive counsellor who has offered some very helpful techniques and resolutions that I intend to use moving forward.

Reviewed July 2021

April has been fantastic, would recommend to anyone. She listens to issues and gives a wide variety of input, and works to figure out what is best for you.

Reviewed July 2021

I absolutely love April. She is honest and knows the right questions to ask. She is able to really get me to think deeper about certain things and really unravel a lot of things that I didn’t think I felt. She’s helped me to be more honest with myself and is really doing an amazing job at helping me. She really cares and that’s what I really appreciate.

Reviewed July 2021

April has really given me insightful advice and perspective to all my concerns and has helped me feel more confident about myself. Thank you.

Reviewed June 2021

April is fantastic. She is very open, very kind and compassionate, and overall, she is just a wonderful person to have as a counsellor. She's helped me tremendously, and she is committed to helping her clients genuinely overcome their problems. I couldn't recommend her more.

Reviewed June 2021

I've been with April for a few months now and she has provided wonderful insight into how I process things in my life, she can pinpoint and articulate certain things within my mind that I otherwise may not have considered. Because of the time spent writing to April and receiving her correspondence, I have felt a weight of stress lift off of my shoulders. Processing my thoughts and feelings in this space has been easier as time goes on, knowing this is a 100% confidential space and that she will not leave me hanging. I truly appreciate that April never makes me feel like any emotion or feeling I may have is invalid or wrong, she encourages me to feel through everything I am working through and is extremely supportive. I don't think I could move past various things in my life if I didn't have this space to speak with April.

Reviewed May 2021

Thank you so much April for your ongoing support and commitment to rewriting my truths into a positive self belief. My values and core beliefs have been strengthened with your guidance and your friendly approach made it easy for me to be honest and open up. I really enjoy hearing back from you and having your professionalism impact my life positively. Thank you

Reviewed May 2021

Love having someone to message whenever ! It’s like a journal but someone understands the ways in which I am feeling and sycoping mechanisms to help.

Reviewed May 2021

April has been very understanding of my needs. She has given me some great advice and talked me through some difficult situations. I would recommend counselling with April

Reviewed May 2021

April is an amazing listener with a friendly tone and supportive nature. Her assessment and ability to rewrite my negative thoughts I have into statements that still honour my truth is incredible. I feel really safe and supported by April. Thank you

Reviewed May 2021

April, is so great to work with. She is completely non-judgemental and she makes me feel comfortable. She is so insightful. If you need someone to talk to but currently have no one, then April could be that person. After only one week I can see changes in my life that I would have never thought possible.

Reviewed April 2021

She’s smart. She’s aware of who she is, and how she can help you. She’s professional, well versed, and ready to empower everyone that comes to her.

Reviewed April 2021

April has really made me feel validated and less confused about my situation. She always responds in a timely manner and helps clarify what thoughts I’m having. There is no judgement and I feel comfortable sharing things with her I thought I’d never be able to admit to.

Reviewed April 2021

Thank you April for being kind, patient, non-judgmental and helping me work through my issues. I feel very supported.

Reviewed April 2021

Ms. Brandon takes the time to help me dig in to what is going on behind some of the issues I am experiencing. In my short time with, I have felt challenged and motivated to do the work it takes to shed some negative habits. Kudos to her for a job well and thoroughly done.

Reviewed March 2021

April is incredibly thoughtful, kind, and insightful. She always responds promptly and has made such a big difference in my life in such a short period of time.

Reviewed March 2021

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Frequently asked questions

Does April Brandon offer telehealth visits?

Yes. April Brandon works with clients by exchanging messages, chatting live, speaking over the phone, or video conferencing based on what works for the client at that particular time.

What language(s) does April Brandon speak?

April Brandon speaks English.

How many years of experience does April Brandon have?

April Brandon has 7 years of experience.

Where is April Brandon licensed to practice?

April Brandon is licensed to practice in Michigan.

Does April Brandon accept clients outside of the United States?

Yes, April Brandon accepts clients outside of the United States.

Is online therapy as effective as in-person therapy?

Numerous studies support the effectiveness of online platforms in facilitating life changes. For instance, research published by JMIR Publications, conducted by teams from the University of Berkeley, UCSF, and SF General Hospital, found that "users of BetterHelp experienced significantly reduced depression symptom severity after engaging with the platform."

What treatment approaches does April Brandon offer?

April Brandon offers clients Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Existential Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Somatic Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, and Internal Family Systems.

How can I communicate with April Brandon?

April Brandon can be engaged in any one of four ways: (1) Exchanging messages, (2) chatting live, (3) speaking over the phone, or (4) video conferencing. You can use different ways at different times as you wish, based on your needs, availability, and convenience.

How do I get started with April Brandon?

Just tap the CHAT NOW button or tap here: A new window will open and you'll be directed to a simple form that will help start the conversation. Please note: It can take up to a few days to be matched to a therapist.

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