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Online therapist

Bryan Stanfill

Calm, practical therapy for daily struggles

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Credentials
LMHC, LCPC
Experience
22 years
Licensed in
Washington, Idaho
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Bryan

Bryan Stanfill is a licensed mental health counselor with 22 years of experience. He uses clear, practical methods to help people cope with stress, anxiety, addictions, anger, depression, and other life challenges. Bryan works from Washington and offers care in English, including to international clients.

He holds the LMHC and LCPC credentials. Bryan has worked in varied settings including independent practice, schools, inpatient programs, residential treatment, and community services. That range shaped a straightforward style focused on skills people can use between sessions.

Background and approach

He looks at how thoughts, behaviors, and relationships influence daily struggles and coaches clients to test unhelpful assumptions. His approach draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to teach coping skills and change patterns that cause distress. He also uses Trauma-Focused Therapy when past harms affect present functioning.

Sessions emphasize practical steps and steady progress over time. Bryan aims to help people find more balance and purpose. He talks with clients about what matters most, then builds small, manageable plans to move forward.

The work often includes tracking patterns, practicing new responses, and building supports. Many clients come for help with relationships, intimacy, family matters, grief, sleep troubles, ADHD, or life transitions. Bryan focuses on meeting each person where they are and helping them create a clearer path.

He encourages honest conversation and realistic goals. To begin, clients choose a plan, complete a brief questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to availability. His practice uses a subscription model where the plan can be canceled at any time.

Using CBT, DBT, and Trauma-Focused Care Online

Bryan often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT helps with anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and many everyday stressors by teaching practical skills to test and shift patterns.

He also brings Dialectical Behavior Therapy elements when emotion regulation and coping skills are needed. DBT teaches skills for managing strong emotions, reducing conflict, and improving interpersonal effectiveness. When past hurt affects present life, Trauma-Focused Therapy guides work on processing those events and reducing their ongoing impact.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they choose techniques and pace the work to fit the client’s needs.

Online therapy makes these approaches easier to use around a busy life. Video calls let people work face to face from home, while phone, live chat, and text-based messaging offer extra flexibility for check-ins and coaching. These options help fit therapy into real schedules and allow steady progress without long commutes.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.

Trauma-Focused Therapy

Work that takes difficult past experience into account and moves at a pace you set, with attention to feeling steady before anything else. Being in your own space can make that easier for some people.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does he address?
He helps with stress, anxiety, addictions, anger, depression, bipolar disorder, sleep problems, relationship and intimacy issues, and a wide range of mood and life challenges.
What is his general therapy style?
He uses practical, skills-focused work rooted in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy, with attention to trauma when needed.
How long has he been practicing?
He has 22 years of experience across independent practice, school-based, inpatient, residential, and community settings.
What credentials and location details are listed?
He holds LMHC and LCPC credentials. He practices from Washington and those credentials are LMHC and LCPC as provided.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How does a person get started?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

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Experience
22 years
Licensed
Washington, Idaho
Languages
English

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