About Bernell
Bernell Hornsby is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in Michigan with 22 years of clinical experience. She works with people coping with LGBT concerns, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, low self-esteem, and major life changes. Bernell emphasizes a practical, respectful approach and treats each person as the expert on their own life.
She focuses on building strengths and practical skills that make daily life easier. Sessions are direct and conversational.
How Bernell works
Bernell uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness-based practices to address unhelpful thoughts and reduce emotional distress. Attachment-based ideas guide her work when relationship patterns and closeness are the core issues. Emotionally-focused techniques are used to help people name and move through strong feelings that get in the way of connection.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy supports clients in clarifying values and taking steps toward a meaningful life. Bernell has helped people work through concerns such as abandonment, body image, codependency, communication problems, and commitment issues. She also addresses aging and caregiver stress, divorce and separation, and the specific dynamics of BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture.
Her approach mixes evidence-informed methods with practical problem solving. People can expect a calm, straightforward style and a focus on small, doable changes. Bernell aims to make therapy a place for steady progress and honest conversation.
Bernell lists 12 ways of working on the entry:
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
What Bernell works with
The areas below are the ones Bernell selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 22 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Michigan |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then take actions that match their values. This approach can help with low self-esteem, life transitions, and coping after trauma. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current closeness and trust. It helps people see repeating patterns and try different ways of connecting when intimacy or communication is difficult.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Bernell will collaborate with each person to pick methods that fit their goals, needs, and preferences. Together they will try approaches, check what helps, and adjust the plan if something isn’t working.
Online sessions include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions let people use face-to-face conversation when possible. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging offer flexibility for brief check-ins or when typing feels more comfortable. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to continue care from different locations.
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