About Brian
Brian Lux is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor with 20 years of experience. He helps people who are feeling stuck by listening, noticing strengths, and working toward doable changes. He approaches counseling from a strengths-based, solution-focused perspective.
Sessions often mix simple mindfulness practices, client-centered conversation, and narrative work to help people see their stories differently. Humor is used when it fits to relieve tension and open new angles on problems.
Background and approach
Brian pays attention to hurts, losses, and the everyday wounds people bring to sessions. At the same time he keeps a steady sense of optimism about growth and change. He believes most people carry untapped skills and past successes that can point the way forward.
Spirituality is part of who he is, and he says that spiritual resources can show up in his work. He does not impose beliefs on people, but he is open to exploring spiritual or existential concerns if a person wants that included. Across his career he has worked in residential settings, community mental health, and independent practice in Illinois.
That range has shaped a practical approach focused on clear goals, manageable steps, and real-world solutions. If you want straightforward conversation and tools for handling stress or anxiety, Brian offers a steady, experienced presence.
Approaches for online work and practical support
Brian often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice painful thoughts and feelings without being driven by them, then take actions that match their values. This approach can help with anxiety, depression, and motivation issues.He also integrates Client-Centered Therapy, which focuses on listening closely, validating experience, and building a trusting relationship. That kind of support helps when someone needs a steady, nonjudgmental listener while they sort through difficult emotions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Brian collaborates with each person to choose techniques that fit their goals, preferences, and everyday life. He adjusts methods over time based on what is helpful and what is not.
Online sessions come in several formats - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging - so people can pick what works for them. Video is useful when visual cues matter, phone can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging can fit quick check-ins or a tight schedule. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while balancing school, work, or family responsibilities.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English
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