Kerry Branum, LPC

Kerry Branum is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Missouri (LPC) with 14 years of experience. He works with adults on stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, parenting, addiction, grief, and related issues. Kerry also supports people dealing with career questions, ADHD, and life changes.

Kerry combines counseling, coaching, and teaching in his work. He helps people identify strengths and set practical goals. Sessions often include skills practice, problem-solving, and discussion about how early family patterns affect present relationships.

His approach draws on acceptance and commitment ideas, cognitive behavioral methods, attachment-focused thinking, and client-centered listening. Kerry uses these approaches to help people notice unhelpful thoughts, try different behaviors, and build steadier emotional responses. He also brings in techniques from dialectical behavior therapy when people need concrete coping skills.

Kerry’s background includes a master’s degree in counseling and an educational specialist degree in counselor education. He has spent years teaching and coaching in addition to seeing counseling clients. That mix shapes a practical, skill-based style that focuses on what people can do between sessions.

Adults who are noticing recurring roles, expectations, or conflict from their family of origin often look at these patterns in sessions. Kerry works with those concerns in straightforward, short-session steps. He invites clients to set goals, try tools, and reflect on which changes stick.

How Kerry uses therapy methods online