About Braden
Braden Cary is a licensed professional counselor with 11 years of experience. He practices in Oklahoma and works with adults facing common and complex life problems. Braden aims to create a calm, straightforward space where people can talk about what is wearing them down and start making practical changes.
He has worked in schools, universities, hospitals, and outpatient clinics. That variety means he has helped people at many stages of life and in many kinds of situations.
How Braden works
He often focuses on anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, addictions, bipolar disorder, and relationship concerns. Braden blends hands-on skills with a calm, human approach. He uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, existential ideas, the Gottman Method for relationship work, and mindfulness practices.
Sessions emphasize learning coping skills, noticing what matters, and trying small changes between visits. People can expect a direct but warm style. Braden uses sensitivity, occasional humor, and straightforward feedback.
He helps people sort priorities, set realistic steps, and reduce the everyday stress that makes life feel out of control. He also supports concerns such as ADHD, parenting strain, caregiving stress, eating and sleeping problems, body image, and career questions. The goal is to help each person regain more confidence, clearer direction, and better daily routines.
Braden lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
What Braden works with
The areas below are the ones Braden selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trauma and abuse
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 11 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Oklahoma |
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Online support options
How his approach and online sessions work together
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify their values and take small actions toward them, even when emotions feel overwhelming. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Dialectical Behavior Therapy focuses on building emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills to handle intense feelings and relationship stress. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve focus.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Braden will talk with each person about their goals, try techniques that fit those aims, and adjust methods over time. He treats therapy as teamwork and helps clients test what works in day-to-day life.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and teaching of skills, phone sessions can be a lower-bandwidth option for shorter check-ins, and messaging or live chat work well for brief updates or continuing practice between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, family, or caregiving schedules while keeping the focus on progress and skill-building.
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