Brenda Broadnax, LPC

Brenda Broadnax is an LPC, Licensed Professional Counselor, licensed in Virginia with 23 years of clinical experience. She sees adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, depression, and the effects of trauma and abuse. Her background includes work in schools, private practice, and county services.

Brenda began her career as a therapeutic day treatment counselor in a Virginia public school. She provided direct support to students with emotional and behavioral challenges. She later worked in private practice with children, adolescents, adults, and families, and served county clients with serious mental health diagnoses.

Over more than two decades she has worked with many different concerns. These include mood and anxiety disorders, post-traumatic stress, attachment issues, domestic violence, autism spectrum concerns, and difficulties tied to abandonment, adoption and foster care. She has also supported people affected by homelessness, human trafficking, and other forms of trauma.

Her approach draws on several commonly used methods. She uses cognitive-behavioral ideas, acceptance and commitment principles, dialectical behavior strategies, attachment-focused work, and client-centered ways of talking things through. Sessions are described as interactive and respectful, with a nonjudgmental attitude toward difficult topics.

Practical skills, clearer communication, and coping strategies are typical focuses in sessions. People often work on managing strong emotions, improving how they relate to others, and handling stress linked to changing family structures such as blended households. To start, she asks people to complete a short questionnaire and schedule a first session so goals and next steps can be clarified.