Bryan Foster Counseling

Bryan Foster Counseling A fresh take on emotional and mental health. Specializing in innovative couples therapy, family therapy, and therapy for individuals.
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Bryan is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. He has been practicing psychotherapy for over ten years. Bryan practices primarily evidence-based treatment modalities, rooted in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, which research shows is an effective treatment for many common mental health or emotional issues. Bryan has helped hundreds of individuals and families improve their communication, reduce or eliminate symptoms of anxiety, depression, PTSD, and manage ADHD, anger, and many other symptoms of emotional or mental health conditions. Bryan specializes in couples/marriage therapy and has helped couples recover from affairs, improve their communication, prepare for the next step in their relationship, and learn innovative skills to be effective parents. Research indicates the most important aspect of therapy is the relationship the therapist has with his or her clients. Bryan works hard to build a strong helping relationship with his clients in order to develop trust and understanding. These foundational relationship components help Bryan understand his clients' experience and provide clients with a personalized therapy plan, rooted in evidence-based treatment. In addition, Bryan's many areas of expertise help him to be creative in his approach to helping clients achieve their goals. Bryan's areas of expertise include Couples therapy, treating Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, anxiety, depression, Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, behavior problems in childhood, parenting skill development, and helping families improve their communication and relationships. Bryan can also apply a Christian perspective to the therapeutic relationship if so desired by his clients. Because we specialize in and value couples/marriage therapy, we want to share with you our vision for the couples who choose to receive our services. We believe that you are either growing together or you are growing apart. If you or your partner is concerned about the distance that has grown between you, we are here to help you close the distance and get back to growing together using proven tools. You might be a couple who is interested in enriching your relationship by spending time together in sessions learning new and powerful skills that you can use to optimize your relationship and increase your satisfaction. We also offer comprehensive premarital counseling sessions to provide you with the best start possible.

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01/04/2026

If you’re constantly hurt, triggered, or overly reactive…

Or if you’re emotionally shut down and disconnected…

You’re likely living at one of the two extremes of poor boundaries.

One leaves you exposed, the other leaves you alone. But neither leads to intimacy.

Healthy boundaries are supple — strong enough to protect you, soft enough to let love in.

Protected and connected at the same time.

Are you more boundaryless or walled off? Share your thoughts below.

12/31/2025

Many of us long for the love we never learned to give ourselves.

And often, we end up expecting our partners to heal what only we truly can.

Because if you can’t hold yourself in warm regard, you’ll go looking for someone else to do it for you.

You’ll start to use your partner’s affection as a prosthetic for your own shaky self-worth.

This pattern almost always traces back to an abandonment wound.

If we weren’t given unconditional love as children, we begin to chase it in our adult relationships.

But adults do not give other adults unconditional love. That’s not how mature relationships work.

We can all act in ways enough to harden the hearts of those we love.

As adults, our task is to turn inward and give ourselves the unconditional love we missed out on as children. To learn how to build the inner warmth and compassion we’ve been seeking in others.

Because until you can hold yourself in warm regard, no relationship will ever feel truly enough.

12/26/2025
12/24/2025

Can't stop thinking mean thoughts about yourself? Researchers and psychologists share how to break the cycle.

12/24/2025
12/24/2025

Will give another gift card away today! Crumbl or petco. Winner’s choice!

A little mantra you could consider for yourself if things get hectic or triggering as holidays are upon us for real for real now.

Remind yourself, “I’m an adult. I can handle this. I will get through this.”

I’m pretty easily triggered into an immature ragey response. Over…pretty much anything. And I continue to endeavor to return quickly to what I call my “wise adult self.” That part of me can handle most things relatively calmly and effectively.

So if you find yourself starting to spiral, just see what happens if you say to yourself a few times “I’m an adult. I can get through this. I can choose my next step.”

Keep in mind, your wise adult might choose to leave a situation, speak up about something, set some sort of boundary so it may not be the easiest experience but you’ll be your most mature and effective self will be more in charge of you.

12/23/2025

After a while, even the most exciting relationships, jobs and environments lose their spark. But cognitive neuroscientist Tali Sharot says it's possible to fall back in love with life's small joys.

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Bryan is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. He has been practicing psychotherapy for over ten years. Bryan practices primarily evidence-based treatment modalities, rooted in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, which research shows is an effective treatment for many common mental health or emotional issues. Bryan has helped hundreds of individuals and families improve their communication, reduce or eliminate symptoms of anxiety, depression, PTSD, and manage ADHD, anger, and many other symptoms of emotional or mental health conditions. Bryan specializes in couples/marriage therapy and has helped couples recover from affairs, improve their communication, prepare for the next step in their relationship, and learn innovative skills to be effective parents. Research indicates the most important aspect of therapy is the relationship the therapist has with his or her clients. Bryan works hard to build a strong helping relationship with his clients in order to develop trust and understanding. These foundational relationship components help Bryan understand his clients' experience and provide clients with a personalized therapy plan, rooted in evidence-based treatment. In addition, Bryan's many areas of expertise help him to be creative in his approach to helping clients achieve their goals. Bryan's areas of expertise include Couples therapy, treating Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, anxiety, depression, Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, behavior problems in childhood, parenting skill development, and helping families improve their communication and relationships. Bryan can also apply a Christian perspective to the therapeutic relationship if so desired by his clients. Because we specialize in and value couples/marriage therapy, we want to share with you our vision for the couples who choose to receive our services. We believe that you are either growing together or you are growing apart. If you or your partner is concerned about the distance that has grown between you, we are here to help you close the distance and get back to growing together using proven tools. You might be a couple who is interested in enriching your relationship by spending time together in sessions learning new and powerful skills that you can use to optimize your relationship and increase your satisfaction. We also offer comprehensive premarital counseling sessions to provide you with the best start possible.