Brooke Brunken, LPC

Brooke Brunken is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Oklahoma with 13 years of experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and life changes. She also supports clients dealing with ADHD, trauma and abuse, parenting strain, relationship concerns, bipolar symptoms, anger, and compassion fatigue.

Brooke favors a laid-back and practical style. Sessions focus on small, manageable steps that add up to real change. She pays attention to daily habits and routines to see what helps and what holds people back.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is one tool she uses to help people notice unhelpful thinking and try different behaviors. She also draws on client-centered ideas to listen closely and center each person's goals. Motivational interviewing and solution-focused methods guide short-term goal setting and momentum.

Brooke helps people identify straightforward strategies they can apply between meetings. She uses conversations to surface patterns in lifestyle, mood, and relationships. Work together often includes setting achievable tasks and checking how those tasks affect daily life.

Her approach is practical and collaborative. Clients can expect a calm, down-to-earth tone and plans that fit their everyday schedules. Brooke aims to make therapy feel useful from the start.

How evidence-based approaches translate to online sessions

Brooke uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people spot patterns in thinking and behavior. CBT breaks down problems into specific thoughts and actions, and then tests small changes to see what helps. This approach is useful for anxiety, low mood, and stress.

She also uses solution-focused and client-centered methods. Solution-focused work concentrates on practical steps and short-term goals that produce quick momentum. Client-centered methods prioritize listening and building goals that matter to each person, so sessions feel collaborative and respectful.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Brooke will discuss goals and preferences with each person and adapt techniques over time. Together they choose what to try first and adjust based on what helps most.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for face-to-face conversation and deeper discussion. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging allow quick, on-the-go check-ins and brief strategy support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day and keep momentum between meetings.