Brenda Broadnax, LPC
Therapist in Virginia
Brenda Broadnax is an LPC - a licensed professional counselor in Virginia with 23 years of experience supporting people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship struggles, and family concerns.
- Licensed inVirginia, Texas
- License0701010148, 92905
- NPI 1598354094
- Experience23+ years
- LanguagesEnglish
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About Brenda
Brenda Broadnax is an LPC - a licensed professional counselor in Virginia with 23 years of experience supporting people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship struggles, and family concerns. She speaks plain, direct language and aims to make therapy feel approachable for worried parents and adults alike. Her style is warm and interactive and she emphasizes respect and dignity in the room.
Brenda began her clinical work in school-based day treatment, providing support for students with emotional and behavioral disabilities.
Background and approach
She later worked in independent practice and in county services, helping people with a wide range of concerns from mood disorders to trauma and complex diagnoses. That background shapes how she sees problems now - as challenges to be worked through step by step. In sessions she blends practical strategies with an empathic, client-centered stance.
She draws on attachment ideas to help people understand relationship patterns. She also uses cognitive-behavioral tools to change unhelpful thoughts and DBT skills for managing intense emotion. Brenda often helps clients address issues connected to abandonment, adoption and foster care, attachment challenges, caregiving stress, communication problems, and post-traumatic stress.
She also has experience with autism spectrum concerns, personality-related struggles, and survivors of domestic and sexual violence. Her approach is collaborative. She looks for skills clients already have and builds on them.
She encourages realistic steps, mindfulness practices, and new ways of relating that can ease day-to-day life.
Credentials
- LPC (Virginia)
- License 0701010148 · expires June 2026
- LPC (Texas)
- License 92905 · expires August 2027
- NPI
- 1598354094 · national provider identifier
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Brenda lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
- Trauma and abuse
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Dependent personality
- Domestic violence
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Mood disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Brenda names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
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Online support
How attachment and ACT work in online sessions
Attachment-Based Therapy helps people understand how early relationship patterns affect current bonds and reactions. In online sessions this can mean looking at recurring ways clients relate to partners or caregivers and practicing new responses in real time.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on noticing thoughts and making values-based choices. It teaches simple exercises to accept difficult feelings while committing to small, meaningful actions that match personal goals.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will listen to concerns, goals, and preferences and together choose methods that feel like the best fit. That collaborative process often blends attachment ideas with skills from ACT, CBT, or DBT as needed.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls make it possible to use visual cues and role-play relationship patterns. Phone sessions work well for shorter check-ins or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging let clients check in between sessions, track progress, and get brief coaching or reminders. These options help therapy fit into busy lives and varied schedules.
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Frequently asked
What concerns does Brenda commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, and trauma and abuse. Her practice also focuses on related areas like abandonment, adoption and foster care, attachment issues, and post-traumatic stress.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is warm and interactive with an emphasis on respect and dignity. Sessions tend to be collaborative and practical, with attention to skills people already use.
What is her background and experience?
She has 23 years of clinical experience, starting in school-based day treatment and later working in independent practice and county services with a broad range of clinical populations and concerns.
What credentials and location are listed for Brenda?
She holds the LPC credential and is licensed as a Texas LPC and a Virginia LPC. Her practice is based in Virginia.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
In what formats are sessions available?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as session formats.
How are costs and billing handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are needed to begin therapy?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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