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Brenda Hunter, Therapist

Brenda Hunter, MA, LPC, Therapist in Madison, Wisconsin

Specialties:
Anxiety Domestic violence & abuse Emotional abuse General relationship issues Marital stress or divorce Panic attacks Premarital counseling +72
Ages Served
15-75+
Manages Medications
No, provides therapy only
Accepts Insurance

About Brenda Hunter (She/Her)

Brenda Hunter, LPC, helps teens and adults find practical solutions to emotional, relationship, and life transition challenges while building on their existing strengths. As a Licensed Professional Counselor at LifeStance Health, she provides individual therapy and couples therapy for patients throughout Wisconsin. Brenda works with individuals experiencing anxiety, depression, and PTSD/trauma, helping them gain insight, develop healthier coping strategies, and create meaningful change. Her approach is collaborative, compassionate, and grounded in evidence-based care tailored to each person’s unique needs and goals. Drawing from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Brenda helps clients develop effective tools for managing emotions, improving relationships, and increasing psychological flexibility. She works with a diverse range of individuals, including members of the LGBTQ+ community, military veterans, and first responders. In addition to her primary areas of focus, Brenda offers support for a variety of mental health concerns and life circumstances. Brenda earned her degree from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. Outside of her work, Brenda enjoys biking, hiking, and reading.

Types of Care & Ages Served

Areas of Focus

Couples Therapy

Helps partners address relationship conflict and improve communication with a clinician's guidance.

  • General relationship issues
  • Marital stress or divorce
  • Premarital counseling
  • Sex & intimacy issues
  • Social skills & communication
  • Ability status
  • ADHD
  • Adoption & foster care
  • Aging
  • Alcohol use
  • Anger issues
  • Anxiety
  • Attachment issues
  • Attention & focus
  • Autism: generally independent
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Body image
  • Brain/head injuries (TBI)
  • Bullying or harassment
  • Career & relationships (mid-life)
  • Career & work issues
  • Caregiving
  • Chronic pain-related issues
  • Conditions caused by stress
  • Dementia & memory issues
  • Depression/feeling down
  • Detachment/disconnection
  • Dissociative disorders
  • Domestic violence & abuse
  • Drug/substance use
  • Early adulthood: Independent living or relationships
  • Early adulthood: Starting college or career
  • Eating issues: binging
  • Eating issues: food deprivation
  • Eating issues: purging/regurgitating
  • Emotional abuse
  • Empty nesters
  • End-of-life challenges
  • Ethnic identity
  • Family conflict
  • First responder stress
  • Focus, concentration & memory
  • Gender identity
  • Grief & loss
  • Hoarding
  • Immigration/cultural status
  • Intellectual challenges: generally independent
  • Intense mood changes
  • Learning challenges
  • LGBTQ+
  • Men's health/issues
  • Menopause & perimenopause
  • Military & veteran
  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
  • Other neurological conditions
  • Other women's health concerns
  • Panic attacks
  • Parenthood
  • Parenting
  • Patterns affecting behavior, emotions and relationships
  • Personality disorders
  • Phobias
  • PMS & PMDD
  • Racial identity
  • Religion & spirituality
  • Retirement
  • Self-esteem
  • Self-injury or cutting
  • Sexual trauma
  • Sleep issues or insomnia
  • Social injustice
  • Stress from ongoing health issues
  • Stress management
  • Stroke-related conditions
  • Trauma & PTSD
  • Unhealthy eating habits

Individual Therapy

Get help addressing challenges and improve well-being with a clinician's guidance.

  • Anxiety
  • Domestic violence & abuse
  • Emotional abuse
  • Panic attacks
  • Sexual trauma
  • Stress management
  • Trauma & PTSD
  • Ability status
  • ADHD
  • Adoption & foster care
  • Aging
  • Anger issues
  • Attachment issues
  • Attention & focus
  • Autism: generally independent
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Body image
  • Brain/head injuries (TBI)
  • Bullying or harassment
  • Career & relationships (mid-life)
  • Career & work issues
  • Caregiving
  • Childhood behavioral issues
  • Chronic pain-related issues
  • Conditions caused by stress
  • Dementia & memory issues
  • Depression/feeling down
  • Detachment/disconnection
  • Dissociative disorders
  • Early adulthood: Independent living or relationships
  • Early adulthood: Starting college or career
  • Eating issues: binging
  • Empty nesters
  • End-of-life challenges
  • Ethnic identity
  • Family conflict
  • First responder stress
  • Focus, concentration & memory
  • Gender identity
  • General relationship issues
  • Grief & loss
  • Immigration/cultural status
  • Intellectual challenges: generally independent
  • Intense mood changes
  • Learning challenges
  • LGBTQ+
  • Marital stress or divorce
  • Men's health/issues
  • Menopause & perimenopause
  • Military & veteran
  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
  • Other neurological conditions
  • Other women's health concerns
  • Parenthood
  • Parenting
  • Patterns affecting behavior, emotions and relationships
  • Personality disorders
  • Phobias
  • PMS & PMDD
  • Premarital counseling
  • Racial identity
  • Religion & spirituality
  • Retirement
  • School avoidance
  • School behavioral issues
  • Self-esteem
  • Self-injury or cutting
  • Sex & intimacy issues
  • Sleep issues or insomnia
  • Social injustice
  • Social skills & communication
  • Stress from ongoing health issues
  • Stroke-related conditions

Languages

  • English

Education

  • University of Arkansas at Fayetteville

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Brenda Hunter, Therapist in Madison, Wisconsin

Brenda Hunter

Therapist in Madison, Wisconsin

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