Brandi Vadis, LMFT
(she/her)
About Me
Brandi has spent the last twenty years in the healthcare industry, rising through the ranks and learning along the way. Somewhere in that journey, she recognized a painful truth: separating mental health from the medical model wasn't just hurting patients — it was hurting the healthcare workers caring for them. That realization set her on a unique path, one that began with bringing healing to herself before turning to bring it to others.
Brandi's clinical background includes supporting trauma survivors in an intensive outpatient treatment program and two years immersed in learning about death and dying. She also holds certification in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), a trauma modality that offers a holistic alternative to talk therapy for processing stressful experiences.
Over the past five years, Brandi has coached healthcare workers through grief, burnout, and compassion fatigue, creating space for a compassionate release of the stress and trauma stored in the body. Letting go of these experiences strengthens their connection to themselves and others, bringing clarity to their passion and purpose.
She has led trainings on emotion regulation, conflict resolution, and effective communication, and has created and facilitated support groups and trainings on grief, chronic pain, imposter syndrome, and burnout. Brandi also served as adjunct faculty in the MACC program at Point Loma Nazarene University, bringing her clinical and lived experience into the classroom to help train the next generation of counselors.
Brandi has taken this depth of experience and knowledge to found Hope for Healers, a nonprofit advocating for meaningful mental health support for the healthcare workforce.
Education & Experience
Master of Arts, Clinical Psychology
Bachelor of Science, Nursing
Professional & Volunteer Affiliations
Past Board Member and President of SDNC-CAMFT
Specialty Area
- Anxiety/Panic Attacks
- Chronic Illness/Medical Issues
- Chronic Pain
- Depression
- Grief/Loss/Mourning
- Marriage/Relationship Issues
- Moral Injury
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Spirituality
- Stress Management
- Traumatic Incident
Population Served
- Adolescents (13-17)
- Adults
- Couples
- Families
- First Responders
- Group
- Seniors
- Veteran Center
- Veterans/Military
Language
- English
Insurance
- Aetna
- BlueCross BlueShield
- Magellan Health
- Medicare
- Sliding Scale
- TRICARE
- UnitedHealth