Kerry Branum, LPC
Missouri · 14 years in practice
Kerry Branum is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Missouri who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, life changes, relationship struggles, addictions, grief, and parenting challenges.
License and registration
- LPC, Missouri
- 2012022789 · expires June 2027
- NPI
- 1033464292 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 14
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Kerry
Kerry Branum is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Missouri who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, life changes, relationship struggles, addictions, grief, and parenting challenges. He also supports people dealing with ADHD, bipolar concerns, anger, and intimacy-related issues. Kerry offers a calm, practical presence and focuses on clear goals in sessions.
He draws on Jungian perspectives alongside cognitive and behavioral methods to help people better understand patterns in their life.
Background and approach
Sessions blend talking, practical exercises, and reflection to build skills that work between visits. He also uses acceptance and commitment ideas and attachment-focused work when those approaches match the client’s needs. Kerry has 14 years of experience as a counselor, coach, and educator.
He earned a master's degree in counseling and an education specialist degree in counselor education. His background includes teaching tools clients can use at home and coaching to set achievable goals. In sessions he aims for collaboration.
He helps people identify strengths, pick small steps, and track progress. He explains tools in everyday language and adjusts methods to each person’s situation. People seeking support for chronic illness, caregiver stress, blended family challenges, communication problems, or recovery from trauma or abuse will find that Kerry includes practical problem-solving with emotional work.
He also addresses aging and geriatric concerns and issues that arise after divorce and separation. Kerry provides counseling, coaching, and teaching-style guidance to help people build resilience and move toward the life they want.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Kerry lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Visually impaired
- Workplace issues
Approaches Kerry names
- Jungian Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Approaches for online work and how they help
Jungian therapy offers a way to look at recurring life patterns and personal meaning through symbols and stories; it can help people make sense of deep feelings and long-running patterns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values, accepting difficult thoughts or emotions, and taking committed action toward meaningful goals, which is helpful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy emphasizes how early relationship patterns shape current connections and helps people build healthier ways of relating and communicating.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Kerry will collaborate with each client to match methods to their goals, needs, and preferences. That means trying tools, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan together as progress unfolds.
Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging provide shorter check-ins, written reflections, and flexible ways to keep momentum between longer sessions. These options support continuity of care and make it simpler to maintain regular contact while working on change.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Kerry help with?
Kerry works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting challenges, addictions, ADHD, bipolar concerns, trauma and abuse, and related problems like caregiver stress and chronic illness.
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
He keeps sessions practical and collaborative, combining talk, reflection, and exercises. The focus is on identifying strengths and choosing small, achievable steps.
What is Kerry's professional background?
He has 14 years of experience as a counselor, coach, and teacher and holds a master’s degree in counseling plus an education specialist degree in counselor education.
What credentials and location are listed?
Kerry is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Missouri.
Which languages and international clients are supported?
Sessions are offered in English, and he accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are fees handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
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