About Bryan
Bryan Busse helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and the strain that comes with major life changes. He also assists with compassion fatigue, ADHD concerns, addiction issues, relationship and family questions, and parenting stress.
Background and approach
Bryan brings a calm, direct style to sessions and focuses on building a trusting relationship where people can talk honestly about what matters to them. Bryan uses ideas from several therapeutic approaches to match each person’s needs.
He draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Attachment work, Emotionally-Focused methods, and client-centered listening. Sessions tend to be practical and goal-oriented, with attention to emotions and daily routines.
He holds a Master’s degree with honors in Counseling Psychology and is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - LMFT - in California. His 28 years of practice include work in substance use settings, schools, neuropsychology clinics, and memory care.
That varied background informs how he helps people facing addiction, traumatic brain injury, dementia-related caregiving, and chronic illness. Personal experience has also shaped his focus.
He has cared for family members with Alzheimer’s disease and cancer, and he brings that perspective to caregiver stress, hospice and end-of-life counseling, and geriatric issues. He has worked in independent practice and clinical settings and combines life experience with clinical skills.
Sessions are offered in English and conducted online by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Bryan prefers a collaborative plan and suggests an initial rhythm of weekly video sessions that can be adjusted over time.
Approach and online options for changing life demands
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then commit to actions that match their values; it can help with anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns; it’s useful for anxiety, mood concerns, and coping strategies. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationship patterns affect current bonds and emotion regulation, which can be helpful for relationship strain and family dynamics.Bryan works collaboratively to identify which approaches fit a person’s goals and preferences. He typically combines methods rather than using a single model and will discuss options so the treatment plan reflects the client’s needs. Finding the right mix of techniques is part of the therapy process rather than a fixed choice at the start.
Online therapy offers flexibility in how sessions happen. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions are useful when bandwidth or camera use is limited, live chat and text-based messaging work for brief check-ins or when writing feels easier, and different formats can be combined. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or travel schedules while keeping continuity of care.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Compassion fatigue
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Men's issues
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Traumatic brain injury
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 28 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English