Beth Brantner, LPCC

Beth Brantner is a Minnesota-based Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) with 33 years of clinical experience supporting people through complex emotional challenges. She works with individuals experiencing stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, and addictions, and offers focused help for social anxiety, shame, guilt, control issues, and life transitions. Her long practice has emphasized practical strategies alongside deeper personal exploration to help clients regain balance and move forward.

Her therapeutic stance is compassionate and tailored to each person’s needs. Beth draws on a mix of person-centered listening and evidence-informed techniques to help clients make sense of their inner experience, challenge limiting beliefs, and develop healthier coping skills. She aims to create a collaborative space where clients can build resilience, pursue forgiveness when it is needed, and cultivate meaningful growth over time.

Clients working with Beth can expect empathetic guidance grounded in decades of experience, with attention to both immediate coping and longer-term personal change. Her work centers on empowering people to face difficult emotions with increased self-awareness and practical tools for daily life.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care Options

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental stance in which the therapist follows the client's lead and offers empathic understanding. This approach supports people working through shame, social anxiety, self-doubt, and the personal growth that follows major life changes.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and adjusting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT is practical and skills-oriented, and it can be especially helpful for anxiety, depression, stress management, and developing healthier coping strategies.

Existential Therapy helps clients explore meaning, values, and choices when facing life transitions or questions about purpose. It can assist people who are wrestling with guilt, forgiveness, identity, or larger life decisions.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Beth Brantner works collaboratively with clients to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adapts strategies as progress unfolds.

Online therapy with Beth includes video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to maintain consistent care during busy periods, travel, or life transitions while working with a licensed professional who can tailor treatment to each person's situation.