Bryan Busse, LMFT
California · 28 years in practice
Bryan Busse is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 28 years of experience helping people cope with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and major life changes.
License and registration
- LMFT, California
- 42542 · expires July 2027
- NPI
- 1174720478 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 28
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Bryan
Bryan Busse is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 28 years of experience helping people cope with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and major life changes. He works with individuals facing compassion fatigue, ADHD, addictions, relationship and parenting concerns, and family conflict. Bryan writes plainly and focuses on building a trusting relationship so people can talk through what matters to them.
He uses a mix of approaches to match each person's needs.
Background and approach
That includes Emotionally-Focused Therapy to look at emotions and attachment, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to clarify values and move toward them, and cognitive behavioral strategies to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. Sessions are collaborative and paced to what the client finds useful. Bryan trained in counseling psychology and holds a master’s degree with honors.
Early work included substance abuse programs, high school counseling, and a county residential program for at-risk youth. He later worked in neuropsychology settings addressing traumatic brain injury, dementia, and pain management, and learned neurofeedback and biofeedback techniques. His life experience informs his work.
He has cared for a family member with Alzheimer’s disease and has supported people in hospice, home health, assisted living, and memory care settings. He also has a background in business and finance, which he uses to keep therapy practical and solution-focused. Sessions are offered in English and held from California.
Bryan aims to create a steady, empathic space where clients feel heard and can take steps toward the changes they want.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Bryan lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Divorce and separation
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Men's issues
- Traumatic brain injury
Approaches Bryan names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Gottman Method
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Emotionally-Focused Therapy focuses on identifying and working with strong emotions and attachment patterns. Online sessions can help people notice feelings, name them, and change how they respond in relationships. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most and take small steps toward those values while accepting hard feelings. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early connections shape current relationships and helps people build new, healthier interaction patterns.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with clients about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they choose or combine methods and adjust the plan as progress unfolds, keeping the client's values and daily life in view.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect: video calls for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions for lower bandwidth or when being on camera is hard, live chat for brief check-ins, and text messaging for ongoing reflections between sessions. These options make it easier to schedule sessions around work, caregiving, and other responsibilities while keeping therapy practical and consistent.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does this therapist commonly address?
He supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, addictions, ADHD, relationship and parenting concerns, and major life changes.
What is his general therapeutic style?
He builds a trusting, empathic relationship and uses an eclectic, collaborative style that adapts to each person's needs.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He brings 28 years of experience working in schools, residential care, neuropsychology, hospice, and independent practice settings.
What credentials and region apply to this clinician?
He is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) licensed in California.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available online?
Sessions may be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How do costs and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist scheduling; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's stated availability.
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