About Troy
Troy Bruns is a licensed professional counselor who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship strain, and ADHD-related challenges. He speaks plainly and aims to make therapy approachable for people who feel stuck or overwhelmed. Troy keeps some evening and weekend hours to fit around busy lives.
Troy has a master’s degree in counseling from the University of Iowa and holds an LPC in Wisconsin. He has about 20 years of experience across settings that include independent practice, emergency room work involving suicidal assessments, substance use disorder agencies, and employee assistance programs.
Background and approach
That variety informs how he looks at problems and solutions. Sessions focus on understanding what a person is going through first. Building a working relationship comes next.
From there he works collaboratively with clients to set goals and plan steps forward. In practical terms, Troy helps people talk through emotional distress, coping with life changes, grief, trauma, sleep problems, anger, and career strain. He also supports people navigating intimacy issues, bipolar mood challenges, and compassion fatigue.
His work includes helping those dealing with substance use and related recovery concerns. He combines straightforward conversation with problem-solving and empowerment. The goal is to help clients find tools that fit their daily lives and reduce what gets in the way of functioning and relationships.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Evidence-based approaches often used in counseling include practical skill building that helps people change unhelpful patterns and learn new coping tools. This typically involves identifying specific thoughts and behaviors that get in the way, then practicing alternatives that reduce symptoms like anxiety, sleep disruption, or impulsive reactions.Another common focus is trauma-informed work that helps people process difficult events at a pace they can tolerate. That work emphasizes safety, pacing, and teaching grounding techniques to manage intense feelings. These approaches can help with grief, trauma, and stress-related problems.
Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. The therapist will work together with the client to decide which techniques fit the persons needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative method means plans can change as progress is made or as new issues arise.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make scheduling easier. Video is useful when visual cues matter, phone sessions need less bandwidth, and messaging or chat can fit short check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options increase flexibility for people juggling work, school, or caregiving responsibilities and make it simpler to keep regular contact with licensed professionals.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Wisconsin
- Languages
- English
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