Brandon Bunker, LCMHC, LPC

Brandon Bunker is a licensed mental health counselor who helps people manage anxiety, depression, relationship strain, trauma, addiction, and stress. He practices from Utah and emphasizes an affirming, nonjudgmental approach for people navigating identity, intimacy, and life changes.

Brandon focuses on clear, practical steps rather than jargon. Sessions tend to center on real-life problems like feeling overwhelmed, coping with a breakup or separation, parenting stress, and struggles with self-esteem. He uses straightforward tools to help people notice patterns and try small changes between sessions.

His work draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and attachment-based ideas. That means he helps people identify thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going, learn to accept difficult feelings without being ruled by them, and understand how early relationship patterns show up now.

Clients can expect a collaborative style. Brandon listens, reflects what he hears, and then suggests exercises or ways to practice new skills. He helps people build better communication, set boundaries, and work through issues like codependency, commitment doubts, or parenting strain.

With eleven years of experience and credentials as an LCMHC and an LPC, he brings a mix of clinical background and down-to-earth problem solving. People come to him for help with intimacy-related concerns, trauma and abuse recovery, addictions, career stress, and processing family of origin issues.

Sessions are offered in English, and he provides help for issues such as abandonment, attachment wounds, BDSM and kink-related concerns, caregiver stress, and forgiveness work.

Therapeutic approaches for online work and practical change

Brandon commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and he uses attachment-based ideas to guide online sessions. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression. ACT emphasizes noticing painful feelings without letting them dictate actions, and it supports committing to values-based behavior even when emotions are difficult. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationship patterns affect current connections and helps people build healthier ways of relating.

Choosing the right approach is a cooperative process. Brandon will talk with a client about goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust the plan as progress and preferences become clear. The aim is to match tools to what feels useful and practical for everyday life.

Online options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video suits sessions that need visual cues and a more traditional conversation. Phone sessions work well for lower bandwidth or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat or text messaging can make it easier to fit brief reflections or in-the-moment support into a busy day. These formats offer flexibility so people can access therapy around work, caregiving, or other commitments.