About Brian
Brian Groeschel is a licensed professional counselor with two decades of experience helping people through hard times. He provides practical guidance for common problems like anxiety, depression, grief, and addiction. His manner is direct and compassionate, and he focuses on simple steps people can use between sessions.
Brian adapts his work to each person's needs. He listens first, then helps identify patterns that keep problems going. Together they build skills for handling stress, managing strong emotions, and improving relationships.
Background and approach
His work covers issues tied to attachment and family of origin, as well as concerns like body image, codependency, and communication problems. He also supports people facing divorce, blended family challenges, or struggles with substance use. Sessions aim to make difficult topics easier to talk about and to produce tangible changes in daily life.
Brian draws on approaches such as attachment-based methods, client-centered care, cognitive behavioral techniques, and elements of dialectical behavior work. He uses these tools to teach coping strategies, reframe unhelpful thoughts, and strengthen emotional regulation. People who want straightforward, skills-focused therapy often find his style helpful.
He works with adults in Wisconsin and delivers services in English. Brian emphasizes collaboration, clear goals, and practical skills clients can use right away.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns. In online sessions this approach helps people notice repeated reactions in relationships and practice new, healthier ways of relating. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, teaches straightforward skills to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It works well for anxiety, depression, and stress by breaking problems into manageable steps and practicing different responses.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will ask about goals, past efforts, and what feels most useful. Then the plan is adjusted as progress is made, with the client guiding what methods feel best.
Online therapy can be done by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for a full conversational visit and interactive exercises. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth or camera use is limited. Live chat or messaging suit quick check-ins, skill practice between sessions, or people who prefer typed communication. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while using the same clinical approaches as in-person work.
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What this counselor works with
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- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Wisconsin
- Languages
- English