About Brandon
Brandon Swaim is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) based in Tennessee. He brings 12 years of clinical experience to work with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and the aftereffects of trauma and abuse. Brandon focuses on practical steps that help people feel steadier in day-to-day life.
He uses methods like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness Therapy to help people notice patterns in thought and behavior. He also draws on Motivational Interviewing and Narrative Therapy when people want to change habits or make sense of painful life events.
Background and approach
These approaches are adapted to each person’s goals and situation. Brandon often helps people who are dealing with relationship strain, low self-esteem, anger, or big life transitions. He also works with issues such as abandonment, attachment struggles, codependency, communication problems, and the stress around divorce or blended family situations.
He aims to make sessions clear and focused so progress feels tangible. In sessions Brandon offers straightforward conversation alongside practical tools. He prefers to create a plan together and check in on what’s working.
His style is respectful and compassionate, with a focus on helping people move toward more satisfying daily routines and relationships. People who choose him can expect a collaborative process where goals are set together and adjusted over time. Brandon emphasizes small, manageable steps that add up to meaningful change.
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Brandon commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT often includes simple exercises and homework that work well between online sessions. Mindfulness Therapy is another approach he uses to help people build awareness of thoughts and body sensations and reduce stress through brief daily practices.He also uses Motivational Interviewing to help people clarify what matters most and find the energy to make changes. That method is conversational and goal-focused, so it adapts easily to remote formats. Brandon will work collaboratively to decide which approaches fit best based on goals, current challenges, and how someone prefers to work.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video sessions let people see nonverbal cues and practice skills in real time. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth or camera use is limited. Live chat and text messaging allow brief check-ins, message-based reflection, and ongoing support between longer sessions.
Questions people ask
What concerns does Brandon commonly help with?
What is his therapy style like?
How long has he practiced?
What credentials and location are listed?
Which languages are supported for sessions?
What session formats are available?
How does cost work for therapy with him?
How do I begin a counseling process?
What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- Tennessee, Alabama
- Languages
- English
We will earn a commission if you sign up through our link, at no cost to you.