- Compassionate listener
- Practical tools
- Values-based work
About Bruce
Bruce Engelhard is a licensed social worker based in Utah. He holds LICSW and LCSW credentials and brings 15 years of experience to his work. He combines outdoor guiding and teaching with his counseling practice and often draws on those experiences to inform his approach.
His style is warm, direct, and collaborative. He listens closely and helps people name what matters most to them. Sessions focus on practical steps people can use between meetings to manage mood, stress, and difficult situations like grief or relationship strain.
Bruce uses a mix of approaches rather than one fixed method. He frequently draws on cognitive-behavioral ideas to change unhelpful patterns, acceptance and commitment concepts to clarify values, and attachment-based thinking to understand relationships. Mindfulness and skills from dialectical behavior therapy are also used when helpful.
He has worked with a broad range of concerns, including depression, anxiety, parenting challenges, ADHD, addiction, grief, trouble sleeping, and coping with life changes. He also offers support around hospice and end-of-life questions, prejudice and discrimination, and seasonal affective disorder.
In sessions he emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and the client’s ability to guide their own healing. People who want practical tools as well as space to reflect may find his approach useful. To begin, readers should use the site Start Therapy button and follow the short matching questionnaire to schedule an initial session.
His style is warm, direct, and collaborative. He listens closely and helps people name what matters most to them. Sessions focus on practical steps people can use between meetings to manage mood, stress, and difficult situations like grief or relationship strain.
Bruce uses a mix of approaches rather than one fixed method. He frequently draws on cognitive-behavioral ideas to change unhelpful patterns, acceptance and commitment concepts to clarify values, and attachment-based thinking to understand relationships. Mindfulness and skills from dialectical behavior therapy are also used when helpful.
He has worked with a broad range of concerns, including depression, anxiety, parenting challenges, ADHD, addiction, grief, trouble sleeping, and coping with life changes. He also offers support around hospice and end-of-life questions, prejudice and discrimination, and seasonal affective disorder.
In sessions he emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and the client’s ability to guide their own healing. People who want practical tools as well as space to reflect may find his approach useful. To begin, readers should use the site Start Therapy button and follow the short matching questionnaire to schedule an initial session.
This summary is based on the profile information listed on BetterHelp.