Brandon Bunker, LCMHC, LPC

Brandon Bunker is a Utah-based, licensed therapist who combines clinical experience with an affirming, client-focused style to support people facing emotional and relational challenges. He holds LCMHC and LPC credentials - LCMHC stands for Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor and LPC stands for Licensed Professional Counselor - and brings 11 years of clinical practice to work with individuals across a wide range of concerns. He focuses on depression, anxiety, trauma, and LGBTQ matters while also addressing relationship difficulties, intimacy-related issues, parenting concerns, addiction, career stress, and compassion fatigue.

Brandon emphasizes a collaborative, empathetic approach that centers each person’s goals and values. He uses evidence-informed methods to help clients build self-compassion, strengthen communication, and reduce isolation while exploring meaningful purpose and healthier patterns. His work includes support for attachment and abandonment issues, codependency and commitment challenges, family-of-origin dynamics, and sexual health topics such as BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture.

Serving young adults, veterans, caregivers, and people navigating life transitions, Brandon aims to tailor treatment to individual needs with respect and cultural awareness. He helps clients develop practical coping strategies, process past experiences, and cultivate resilience so they can move toward fuller, more connected lives.

Approaches that guide online therapy and care

Brandon integrates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy into his online practice to help clients work through difficult emotions and build meaningful lives. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice and accept painful thoughts and feelings while identifying personal values and taking actions that move them toward those values - it can be useful for anxiety, stress, and life transitions. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship in which the therapist provides empathetic listening and unconditional positive regard so clients can explore identity, self-esteem, and relationship concerns.

Choosing the right therapeutic approach is part of the process and Brandon treats that choice as a collaborative decision. He works with each person to assess goals, preferences, and the specific issues at hand, adjusting methods over time to find the best fit between client needs and therapeutic strategies.

Online therapy with Brandon uses video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to offer flexible options that fit varied schedules and life demands. These formats make it easier for people to access licensed professionals and therapists from their own locations, maintain continuity during life changes, and find a rhythm of care that supports progress and resilience.