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Licensed to practice in 7 states and accepts 56 insurances. Specializes in Anxiety, Personality Disorders, Trauma and PTSD

Brannon La Force

(he/him)

LPC, 37 years of experience
Intelligent
Direct
Solution oriented
VirtualAvailable

Brannon La Force, a Mobile, Alabama native, is a mental health professional with 35 years in the field. He holds licenses in Alabama, California, Florida, Kansas, Oregon, Virginia, and Texas as professional counselor. He completed a BA in History from Asbury University, and a MS in Counseling from the University of South Alabama. He is a PhD doctoral candidate in Clinical Psychology with Walden University. He is the Owner and Senior Clinician with Brannon La Force, LPC-S & Associates, PLLC and currently lives and works abroad as a digital nomad. Mr. La Force is also an Adjunct Professor at Southern New Hampshire University where he teaches forensic psychology. In addition to owning a private practice, he has worked in community mental health, a forensic hospital, hospital emergency rooms, and inpatient psychiatric units. While the bulk of his work has been in the US, Mr. La Force has also written behavior plans for intellectually disadvantaged adults in Australia, treated genocide survivors in Rwanda, and supported sailors in the US Navy with their mental health needs on the island kingdom of Bahrain. His areas of expertise include trauma, relationships, and borderline personality disorder. He is an avid proponent of Dialectical Behavior Therapy and runs a DBT group. He also supervises associate counselors in Texas and Kansas and precepts psychiatric nurse practitioners nationwide for their psychotherapy rotation. Mr. La Force has three adult children, two of which are also counselors. He is an avid Crimson Tide fan, loves seafood and provides support to Village Health Team in western Uganda.

Get to know me

In our first session together, here's what you can expect

Clients may expect a warm welcome, a solid listening ear, direct feedback, and the formulation of a initial treatment plan.

The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions

35 years of experience; genuine concern for my clients, objectivity, compassion

The clients I'm best positioned to serve

I specialize in treating clients who struggle with borderline personality disorder, PTSD, and relationship issues.

Specialties

Top specialties

Anxiety

Personality Disorders

Trauma and PTSD

I identify as

Man

White

Serves ages

Adults (18 to 64)

Elders (65 and above)

Teenagers (13 to 17)

Licensed in

Alabama

California

Florida

Kansas

Oregon

Texas

Virginia

Accepts

Aetna

Aetna - ASR Health Benefits

Aetna - Allied Benefits

Aetna - Luminare

Aetna - Moda

Aetna - WebTPA

Aetna – HealthEZ

All Savers

Ambetter Health

Amerihealth Administrators

Amerihealth NJ Medicare Advantage

Arlo

AvMed

Blue Cross Blue Shield

Independence Administrators

Independence Blue Cross

Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon

Anthem

Blue Shield

Carelon Behavioral Health (Commercial)

L.A. Care PASC-SEIU

L.A. Care Covered

L.A. Care Covered Direct

Sutter Health Plan

IHSS Healthy Workers

Cash - $185 per session

Centivo

Cigna

Cigna - HealthEZ

EAP:Cigna

EAP:Evernorth

EAP:UnitedHealthcare/Optum

Evernorth

GTEB

Gold Coast Health Plan (Medi-Cal)

Golden Rule

Harvard Pilgrim/UnitedHealthcare

Health Net (Commercial)

Health Plan of San Joaquin/Mountain Valley Health Plan – Medi-Cal

Kaiser Permanente - Medicare

L.A. Care Health Plan (Medi-Cal)

UnitedHealthcare/Optum

Optum

OptumHealth Complex Medical Conditions

Oscar

Oxford

Partnership HealthPlan of California (Medi-Cal)

Regence Group Administrators

San Francisco Health Plan (Medi-Cal)

Santa Clara Family Health Plan - Medi-Cal

Surest (formerly Bind)

Tufts Health/Cigna

United Medical Resources

UnitedHealthcare Life Insurance

UnitedHealthcare Shared Services

UnitedHealthcare StudentResources

Location

Virtual

, 33 ratings

6 ratings with written reviews

May 2, 2026

First session with Brannon was good overall because i’m looking forward to learning DBT in a program. I’m not use to as much light chit-chat, surface level speaking about my history since I’ve had many years of therapy. I use to very laser-focused, detailed history-taking so this was different, but I’m sure as time passes Brannon will get to know me and my issues better. I’m use to assertive wisdom from experienced CBT psychologists but I’m open to trying other modalities.

Verified client, age 35-44
Review shared after session 1 with Brannon

April 28, 2026

Wonderful first session with Brannon. I felt at ease quickly and he listened well and then provided helpful solutions and next steps.

Verified client, age 35-44
Review shared after session 1 with Brannon

February 18, 2026

He is authentic, empowering, and holistic. He is an absolute inspiration to me. Sessions with him are uplifting. I look forward to sessions with him.

Verified client, age 55-64
Review shared after session 4 with Brannon