About Brian
Brian Adams is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with over 11 years of counseling experience and more than 20 years in the mental health field. He focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, anger, self-esteem issues, bipolar concerns, ADHD, and transitions caused by life changes or disasters. Brian uses straightforward language and a calm manner in sessions.
He keeps a gentle, non-directive style while still offering honest feedback.
Background and approach
He listens first and helps people find their own next steps. He will point out unhelpful thought patterns and contradictions, but he does this without shaming or lecturing. Brian draws on client-centered principles to follow each person’s pace and priorities.
He also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy tools to identify and change thoughts and behaviors that keep problems stuck. Together these approaches help people build practical coping steps they can use day to day. He has worked with a wide range of concerns across many settings over his career.
That breadth helps him recognize common patterns and share approaches that fit each person’s life. He values treating the whole person rather than focusing only on a diagnosis. Sessions are conversational and goal-focused.
Expect clear explanations, practical exercises, and support for making real changes. Brian helps people build skills to handle anxiety, manage mood shifts, and cope with stressful events so they can move forward.
How Brian’s approaches work online
Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and following the client’s lead. The therapist focuses on understanding a person’s experience, reflecting back what matters, and supporting each person to choose their next steps. This approach helps when someone needs time to find direction or feels unsure about what to change.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and looks for practical changes. It uses clear exercises and small experiments to test unhelpful thoughts and build new habits. CBT can be useful for anxiety, mood shifts, and everyday stressors.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Brian will discuss goals, try techniques, and adjust methods based on what the person finds helpful. He combines listening with practical tools so the work matches needs and preferences.
Online formats available include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people have a face-to-face conversation from wherever they are. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging allow for shorter check-ins and written notes that can fit into a busy day. These options offer flexibility to work on anxiety, mood, and coping skills without rearranging a whole day.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Grief
- Self esteem
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 11 years
- Licensed
- Texas, Arkansas
- Languages
- English
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