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Braden Cary

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Braden Cary, LPC

Oklahoma

Licensed Professional Counselor - Family and parenting concerns

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About

  • Anxiety and depression
  • Mindfulness practice
  • Parenting stress

About Braden

Braden Cary is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Oklahoma with 11 years of experience. He works with adults on concerns such as anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, relationship strain, and parenting stress.

Braden has worked in schools, universities, hospitals, and outpatient clinics. He has treated people at different life stages and in varied community settings. That background shapes a practical approach to everyday problems at home.

In sessions he focuses on what feels most urgent. He helps people name stressful patterns and try small changes that can reduce overload. Braden combines mindfulness practice with acceptance and commitment ideas to help people notice what matters and take workable steps toward it.

He also uses elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy and the Gottman Method when they fit a person’s needs. Those tools offer concrete skills for managing intense emotions and for improving communication with a partner or family members.

People who come to him often want straightforward talk and hands-on exercises rather than long theory. He uses practical feedback, occasional humor, and respect to keep sessions focused. Braden works with adults on family and parenting concerns and related stressors.

To start, he asks people to describe current problems and goals, then suggests a few short-term steps to try. He supports clients in tracking what changes help and what needs adjusting next.

How sessions work

How his therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting driven by them, then pick actions that align with personal values. It is often useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy provides concrete skills for handling intense emotions and reducing impulsive reactions. Those skills can help with anger, self-regulation, and relationship stress.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about current goals and try methods that fit those aims. Adjustments happen as progress and challenges become clearer.

Confirm which session formats are available before booking, since specific options are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Therapists can use mindfulness exercises and skills coaching over video or phone depending on the agreed format, and will discuss what will work best for each person.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesGriefBipolar disorderDepression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Aging and geriatric issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDivorce and separationEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPost-traumatic stressSelf-harmSelf-loveSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTraumatic brain injuryYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Existential TherapyGottman MethodMindfulness TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

11+ years

Listed in

Oklahoma

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What issues does he help with at home?

He works with anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, relationship and parenting stress, addictions, ADHD, and a broad range of family-related issues.

How would you describe his therapeutic style?

He prefers practical, conversational sessions that mix mindfulness, acceptance-based work, and skills training from DBT and the Gottman Method when useful.

How much clinical experience does he have?

He has 11 years of experience working in schools, universities, hospitals, and outpatient clinics with people at different life stages.

What are his credentials and where is he based?

He is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Oklahoma.

Can I work with him if I live outside the US?

He accepts international clients and offers sessions in English.

What session formats does he offer?

Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here.

How are fees handled?

Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

What are the first steps to begin?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

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