Bryan Busse, LMFT

Bryan Busse is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 28 years of clinical experience. He helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, parenting and family concerns, addiction, ADHD, and major life changes. Bryan aims to build a trusting relationship where clients can talk through what matters most to them.

He takes a practical, person-focused approach that draws on methods known to help with thoughts and feelings, relationships, and life transitions. Sessions are straightforward and goal-oriented. Bryan blends cognitive behavioral ideas with acceptance-based and attachment-informed work to match the needs of each person.

His background includes a master’s degree in counseling psychology and early work in substance use and adolescent services. He later gained experience in neuropsychology settings addressing traumatic brain injury, dementia, and pain management, and he learned neurofeedback and biofeedback techniques while working in those settings.

Years of clinical work and personal caregiving shaped his focus on aging, hospice, caregiver stress, and geriatric issues. He has worked in private practice and clinical environments, and he connects those perspectives to help people facing loss, chronic illness, or family transitions.

In sessions Bryan listens, helps people clarify realistic goals, and teaches practical skills for coping. He encourages regular meetings early in therapy to build momentum, then adjusts frequency as progress is made.

How Bryan Uses Practical Approaches in Online Therapy

CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and trying new behaviors. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and problems that respond to skill practice and short-term strategies.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and then take actions that align with their values. It is often used for stress, grief, and life transitions.

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at relationship patterns and how early bonds affect current interactions. It can help people improve how they connect with loved ones and resolve hurt from past relationships.

Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, then adapt methods as progress is made.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is helpful when visual cues and a fuller conversation matter, phone sessions can fit around work or lower bandwidth, live chat suits quick check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to schedule consistent care and to use techniques in real time during everyday life.