Practitioner record · Checked 7 Nov 2026
Thema Bradford has been in practice 5 years and is licensed in New York. Thema lists stress, Anxiety, self esteem and depression among 14 subjects on the BetterHelp roster.
Everything below is either quoted from Thema's own BetterHelp listing, taken from public licensing records, or written by Maker Therapy and labelled as such. Nothing here is an availability promise, a review, or a rating.
01 · Who Thema works with
Thema lists 5 specialisms and 9 further focus areas. Specialisms are the subjects Thema chose to list first, which is the closest a listing gets to “this is my actual practice”.
02 · In Thema's own words
Reproduced in full and unedited - not summarised, not tightened, not rewritten in a house voice.
My clients face difficult challenges such as past trauma showing up in the present, as well as anxiety, depression, late diagnoses for ADHD and autism, and struggles in their interpersonal relationships. They are looking for support to help them achieve their goals of feeling better, experiencing more joy and peace in their lives, living authentically, being in loving and connected community with others, gaining more self-awareness through personal growth.
I work with my clients through a decolonized lens, acknowledging the systems that affect them while also recognizing their power. Utilizing a mix of therapeutic orientations such as existential, psychodynamic, strengths-based, and if needed utilizing the Brainspotting protocol, I help them see things in a new light and navigate the world in a different way.
I would love to work together with you to find ways to support you in achieving not only your therapeutic goals, but also your personal goals. Let's collaborate and come up with a path of action that we will walk together to get you to space where you experience more peace, calm, and connection both mentally and emotionally.
Thema Bradford, on the BetterHelp listing · read 7 Nov 2026
03 · What happens next
Thema practises through BetterHelp, so the route in is BetterHelp's. This is that sequence, written by Maker Therapy from the platform's published process - not a description of Thema's own practice, and not a promise about how quickly anything happens.
BetterHelp opens with a set of questions about what you are dealing with, what you want from therapy, and any preferences on the therapist. You are not booking Thema at this point.
BetterHelp matches algorithmically by default, so asking for Thema is a step you have to take. There is a field for requesting a specific therapist during sign-up, and you can switch afterwards from your account. Starting from a link on this page does not by itself assign you to Thema.
You will be offered somebody else rather than put on a waitlist. Worth knowing, because it is easy to assume a match is the person you asked for.
A first session is typically history and orientation: what brought you, what has been tried, what you want to be different. It is also where the questions in the next section belong.
Changing therapist on BetterHelp does not need a reason. A first session that does not click is common and is not a verdict on therapy. That option existing is the main practical difference between a platform and a private practice.
04 · Practical details
05 · Provenance
Thema's name, credential, state, subjects, approaches and biography are read from BetterHelp's therapist roster, which Maker Therapy re-reads once a day; this page reflects the reading taken on 7 Nov 2026. The licence number and NPI are cross-checked against public registers.
The plain-English method descriptions, the first-session walkthrough and the questions are written by Maker Therapy and labelled as such wherever they appear.
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