Braden Cary , LPC

Braden Cary is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with more than a decade of clinical experience working with individuals, couples, and families. He has practiced in a variety of community settings - including schools, universities, hospitals, and outpatient clinics - and has supported people across the lifespan and through many phases of life.

He recognizes how ongoing stress and the pressure to appear perfect can leave people feeling overwhelmed and out of control. Braden offers a compassionate, nonjudgmental therapeutic relationship aimed at helping clients create meaningful change. He works with a wide range of concerns, with clinical focus on anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and grief and loss.

Braden draws on acceptance and commitment therapy, solution-focused techniques, and mindfulness practices to help clients build insight and practical coping skills. He emphasizes a holistic, honest examination of difficulties and supports clients in letting go of unhelpful patterns to regain a sense of confidence and stability. His work is guided by sensitivity, warmth, respect, and a readiness to bring appropriate humor when it serves the therapeutic process.

Braden approaches counseling in a personable and collaborative manner, prioritizing the therapeutic relationship as a central element of progress. He looks forward to supporting clients as they navigate change and pursue healthier, more satisfying lives.

Approaches that translate well to online therapy

Braden frequently integrates acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) into remote sessions. ACT helps clients notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and supports living in line with personal values - it is often useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions.

He also uses dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) skills to teach practical tools for regulating intense emotions, improving distress tolerance, and strengthening interpersonal effectiveness. These skills are helpful for clients coping with strong emotional reactions or relationship difficulties.

Mindfulness therapy informs much of his work, offering practices that build present-moment awareness and coping strategies for stress, sleep problems, and persistent worry.

Choosing the right approach is part of the collaborative process. Braden works with clients to identify which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences, and adjusts the plan as progress unfolds.

Online therapy with Braden is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options provide flexibility for clients balancing work, family, or health considerations and make it possible to maintain continuity of care across locations while working with licensed professionals and therapists.