Beth Brantner, LPCC

Beth Brantner is a licensed professional clinical counselor with 33 years of experience. She helps people who are overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, or the ups and downs of bipolar disorder. Her style is calm and straightforward, focused on practical steps and steady support.

Beth listens first and then works with each person to set clear goals. She pays attention to worries about control, feelings of guilt or shame, and fears around social situations. Sessions are aimed at small, manageable changes that add up over time.

Her practice blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with a client-centered focus. That means she helps people notice unhelpful thinking, try different behaviors, and use their own values to guide choices. Existential ideas are also part of her work, helping clients consider meaning, responsibility, and how they want to live.

In the room Beth uses plain language and concrete exercises rather than abstract theory. She helps people build coping skills, test new ways of thinking, and practice behaviors that reduce anxiety and improve mood. Progress is tracked in ways that are easy to see.

Beth is based in Minnesota and offers a steady, experienced presence for people facing life changes. Her approach is respectful and direct, aimed at helping clients regain balance and move forward with clearer choices.

Approaches online and how they help

CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, helps people identify patterns of thinking that increase anxiety or low mood and then try practical changes in thinking and behavior to test what works. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and helping the person bring their own goals and values into sessions, creating a respectful space for exploration. Existential Therapy looks at meaning, choice, and responsibility to help people face life changes and make intentional decisions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the person to see which methods fit their goals and preferences, and adjust the plan as progress is made. That means trying strategies, checking what helps, and changing course if needed.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video allows face-to-face work and skill practice, phone calls can fit a break at work, live chat offers quicker check-ins, and text messaging supports short ongoing contact between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around daily life and scheduling demands.