About Brian
I’m a Denver-based therapist focused primarily on individual adult outpatient therapy. My Solo Practice is Good Enough Counseling PLLC.
I began in the early 1990s as a psych tech, working with acutely disturbed children in acute psychiatric hospitalization. I moved fairly quickly from child work into adult treatment settings, working with their parents, into acute psych and Intensive Outpatient, and have spent most of my career doing one-to-one weekly therapy with adults.
I was first licensed in 1997. I earned my Master’s degree at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, with clinical training through placements including the state hospital, the VA, and BridgeWay. Early in my career, I received uncommonly close supervision and intensive training: several hours training weekly, while carrying a full caseload of 33 therapy hours per week, every week, for years. I’ve continued ongoing education and consultation throughout my practice, most of it in individual adult counseling.
Today my work is straightforward: I offer a calm, direct, collaborative therapy process for adults who want real traction, whether that means working through long-standing patterns or focusing on a specific problem and building a plan.
A Little About Me
I try to practice what I preach, emphasis on try.
I do believe in simple things: a daily walk with my old dogs at sunup or sundown; putting healthy routines in place; repairing connections that have been lost or placed under stress. My wife and I try to stay connected to friends and family, and to stay open to new things as life and time allow.
Who I Work With
I work with adults, ages 19–99.
I offer teletherapy statewide in Colorado, and
I offer in-person therapy in my East Denver office near Leetsdale and Monaco,
6795 E Tennessee Ave, #406
My practice is primarily individual therapy. Occasionally, a partner or family member may join a session when it supports an individual client’s goals, but the work remains centered on one adult.
What I Help With
People come to therapy for many reasons. In my career, I’ve heard many reasons, all of them vital and important. Common themes include:
Anxiety, depression, irritability, and stress that doesn’t shut off
Grief and life transitions
Trauma and its aftereffects, including fatigue, sleep disruption, hypervigilance, shutdown, or avoidance
Relationship strain and relational patterns that repeat
Work stress, burnout, loss of motivation, and sleep issues
Chronic health issues or chronic pain that affect mood and functioning
Problems or shocks that just started, and others that have simmered off and on for a lifetime, even several lifetimes
How I Work
I aim for therapy that is grounded, honest, and effective, not performative. Sometimes today there are too many metrics and not enough listening.
Depending on your needs, I draw from:
Evidence-based approaches, including ACT, Motivational Interviewing, REBT (RT), and trauma-informed CBT
Longer-term psychodynamic therapy when deeper patterns and history matter
You should have a clear sense of what we’re doing, why we’re doing it, and where we’re going.
Some clients want focused work toward a defined goal and then stop. We can do that. Others want longer-term therapy to change deeper patterns or take a closer look at past trauma. We can do that too.
Training and Consultation
I take technique seriously and keep training current. Recent and ongoing professional development includes:
2026: Formal training focus on men’s issues, begun in February
2024: CCPT-II training with Dr. Ruth Lanius and other trauma clinicians
2025: In-person training event with Nancy McWilliams in Denver
2025–2026: Additional training focused on mature clients
Ongoing peer consultation with clinicians I respect, as my caseload grows, to make sure the work stays grounded and useful
Training started in 1995 and has continued every year. That includes several years of close weekly supervision in psychodynamic technique, along with CBT and evidence-based training, hands on.
I take an active interest in finding out what works, weeding out what doesn’t, and applying technique and close attention to help the person in front of me.
I read a few books of interest every year, train with the best people I can find, and make sure I am still listening. I recently read Terrence Real’s I Don’t Want to Talk About It, on men’s trauma.
I keep my caseload intentionally sized so I give you my best, with time enough for reflection between sessions, and an open calendar so clients can usually get in quickly. Some therapists see seven or more hours of clients per day, like when I started. In my view, that can become too much to remain effective.
A Note on “Good Enough”
I named the practice “Good Enough” because therapy is not about perfection. It’s about showing up, honoring the part of you that wants things to be better, and building change that translates into real life.
Also, Alfred Winnicot coined “The Good Enough Mother” the idea of treating both yourself and others well is intimately connected to health.
I try not to live on-line. For me: No social media. No “likes.” No reviews. Just weekly or bi-weekly therapy that is grounded, well-trained, and supported by ongoing consultation.
To be honest, there are many things I dislike about online life in 2026. Some of them are not good for anyone: captured attention, substitutes for things we ought to be doing, and systems designed to shape opinion by nudging us toward action, inaction, outrage, or distraction.
Some of this we simply have to live with. That is life in 2026. But the costs are becoming harder to ignore. The negative effects are getting stronger, and they are reaching further into ordinary life.
Next Step
If you’re doing the responsible thing and comparing a few therapists in Denver, or across Colorado for teletherapy, I encourage it. Look for someone whose style, boundaries, and availability feel right.
If you’re considering therapy with me, the simplest way to start is a brief phone consult, or schedule one, to check fit and availability.
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