About Troy
Troy Bruns, LPC, helps people who are trying to keep being themselves while they deal with hard things. He focuses on practical steps to reduce anxiety and stress, manage substance use concerns, and work through relationship or mood struggles. Sessions aim to be straightforward and respectful of each person's pace and values.
He earned a master's degree in counseling from the University of Iowa and holds a Licensed Professional Counselor credential in Wisconsin.
Background and approach
He has worked in independent practice for over a decade and brings 20 years of overall experience to his work. That background includes time in hospital emergency settings doing primary suicidal assessments and work in substance use treatment programs. Troy has also provided employee assistance counseling and worked with clients involved in the corrections system.
He teaches students in substance use disorder counseling at a technical college, which keeps him connected to current practice and training topics. His experience covers both inpatient and outpatient environments in nonprofit and for-profit settings. In sessions he starts by learning what someone is going through and what matters most to them.
He aims to build a working alliance and to partner with people on practical problem solving. The focus is on empowering clients to try approaches that fit their life and goals. He offers weekend and some evening hours to accommodate varied schedules.
Therapy can include short-term problem solving or longer work on patterns that cause distress over time.
Evidence-based approaches and flexible online care
Many therapists use cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors that increase anxiety or low mood. These techniques teach simple, practical skills for managing stress, improving sleep, and reducing avoidance.Motivational methods focus on a person’s own reasons for change and help increase readiness to address substance use or other behaviors. This approach is conversational and goal-oriented, and it helps when someone is unsure or conflicted about making changes.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Troy will discuss different methods and collaborate with each person to choose what fits their needs, goals, and preferences. He adjusts the plan as progress is made and as life circumstances change.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit varied schedules. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat works for brief check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it simpler to keep regular contact and to fit sessions into work, family, or other commitments.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Wisconsin
- Languages
- English
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