About Brenden
Dr. Brenden Troster is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with seven years of clinical experience. He practices in Minnesota and brings a background in developmental psychology to his work.
He focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, addiction, and related concerns. His earlier work includes school-based mental health, addiction treatment, residential care for children and teens, and outpatient support for people with persistent mental illness. That variety has shaped a practical, down-to-earth style.
How Brenden works
He listens first and builds a plan from a person's real needs and goals. Sessions begin by hearing the client's story. The therapist treats people with respect and aims to create a calm, nonjudgmental space.
He helps clients set clear goals and practices skills that fit daily life. Dr. Troster uses tools from cognitive behavioral approaches, acceptance and commitment ideas, dialectical behavior techniques, client-centered work, and relationship-focused methods.
He adapts methods to each person's pace rather than following a single protocol. Common concerns he addresses include ADHD, grief, parenting strain, intimacy issues, anger, sleeping problems, and career stress. He also works with those facing abandonment, adoption and foster care questions, caregiver stress, and co-morbid mental health challenges.
His style blends practical skill building with thoughtful listening. People leave sessions with simple strategies to try between meetings and clearer steps toward the goals they chose together.
Brenden lists 13 ways of working on the entry:
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Gottman Method
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
What Brenden works with
The areas below are the ones Brenden selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 7 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Minnesota |
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Online support options
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then take action based on personal values; it can help with anxiety, depression, and major life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the connection between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful patterns, which is useful for anxiety, sleep problems, and mood challenges. The Gottman Method centers on communication patterns and practical steps to strengthen relationships and address conflict in day-to-day life.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to decide which methods match their goals, values, and pace. That plan can shift as needs change, and the therapist checks in regularly to make sure the approach fits.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to work together. Video calls let people use visual cues and longer sessions, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for quick check-ins, and live chat or text-based messaging supports shorter updates and ongoing contact between sessions. These options make it possible to keep consistent progress while fitting therapy into a busy schedule.
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