Brenda Broadnax, LPC

Brenda Broadnax is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor - licensed in Virginia with 23 years of clinical experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, depression, and trauma and abuse. Brenda works with adults facing difficult life events and feelings that interfere with day-to-day life.

Brenda began her career in a therapeutic day treatment role within a public school system. She provided direct support to students with emotional and behavioral disabilities and then moved into private practice work with children, adolescents, families and adults. Her background also includes county-level roles supporting people diagnosed with schizophrenia and other complex conditions.

Over two decades Brenda has worked with many common and complex problems. These include mood disorders, post-traumatic stress, grief from abandonment, caregiver stress, communication struggles, domestic violence, and issues related to adoption and foster care. She has experience supporting people impacted by sexual abuse, human trafficking, homelessness, and serious mental health diagnoses.

Her counseling approach draws on multiple methods to fit what a person needs in the moment. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Attachment-Based and Client-Centered techniques alongside mindfulness and narrative methods. Sessions tend to be interactive, with practical skills and thought work.

Brenda encourages straightforward, nonjudgmental conversation and treats people with respect. She asks clients to use the skills they already have while learning new strategies to manage emotions, improve relationships, and cope with traumatic memories.

How her therapeutic approaches work online