Bernell Hornsby, LPC
Therapist in Michigan
Bernell Hornsby is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Michigan with 22 years of experience.
- Licensed inMichigan
- License6401002145
- NPI 1396314449
- Experience22+ years
- LanguagesEnglish
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About Bernell
Bernell Hornsby is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Michigan with 22 years of experience. She centers therapy on attachment and relationships while helping people navigate trauma, identity concerns, and self-worth. Bernell invites clients to look at patterns that keep them stuck and to build clearer ways of connecting with others.
She respects that each person knows their story best. Sessions focus on the present difficulties while tracing how past connections shape current reactions.
Background and approach
Treatment draws from attachment-based ideas alongside practical tools from cognitive behavioral work and emotionally-focused methods to address intimacy, confidence, and trauma-related symptoms. Her practice often supports people facing LGBT-related questions, struggles after abuse, and the stress of life changes like separation or caregiving burdens. She also works on common relationship problems such as communication, commitment, and codependency.
Bernell pays attention to concerns about body image, control, abandonment, and other areas that affect close relationships. Therapy typically blends gentle listening with goal-focused techniques and mindfulness-based strategies. That mix helps people notice old patterns, try new responses, and practice skills between sessions.
Bernell aims to make each session a practical step toward clearer thinking and more satisfying connections. She offers sessions in English and provides several online formats to fit different needs. Starting therapy begins with a short matching questionnaire and scheduling according to availability.
Credentials
- LPC (Michigan)
- License 6401002145 · expires September 2028
- NPI
- 1396314449 · national provider identifier
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Bernell lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- 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 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-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Bernell names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- 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
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Attachment work and evidence-based approaches online
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns. It helps people notice how past bonds affect trust, intimacy, and emotional reactions in close relationships. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters and take actions aligned with those values, even when feelings are hard. It can be useful for anxiety, low motivation, and life transitions. Client-Centered Therapy puts the person’s experience at the center, offering nonjudgmental listening and reflection so clients can find their own answers.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they decide which methods to try and revisit the plan as things change, making adjustments to fit the person’s progress and comfort.
Online sessions are available as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, which gives flexibility for different schedules. Video works well for deeper conversation and visual cues, phone calls can fit a quick check-in or people with low bandwidth, and messaging can support ongoing reflection or brief check-ins between longer sessions. These options help people fit therapy into busy lives and try approaches that match how they prefer to communicate.
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Frequently asked
What kinds of concerns does this therapist help with?
Bernell helps people with LGBT-related issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy concerns, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. She also addresses attachment issues, communication, codependency, body image, and related problems.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She blends attachment-based ideas with client-centered listening and practical tools from CBT and emotionally-focused therapy. Sessions usually combine reflection, skill practice, and mindfulness to address patterns and relationships.
How much experience does she have?
She has 22 years of professional work experience supporting people through trauma, identity questions, intimacy issues, and life transitions.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Michigan and conducts practice linked to that state.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different preferences and schedules.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to therapist availability.
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