Madison Bentley, LPC - Therapist in Georgia

Client-Centered Therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Emotion regulation skills

About Madison

Madison Bentley is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Georgia with 21 years of experience. He works with adults who are struggling with things like anger, anxiety, depression, grief, and the stress that comes from work or major life changes. Madison also lists support for LGBT concerns, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related issues, self-esteem, and parenting among his primary focuses.

He uses approaches that keep conversations practical and focused on what someone wants to change. Madison draws from client-centered methods to follow a person's priorities. He also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and dialectical behavior ideas to teach concrete coping and emotion-regulation skills.

Madison integrates other tools when useful, including existential perspectives that help people clarify values and EMDR for addressing traumatic memories. Sessions emphasize straightforward skills, clearer communication, and steps someone can try between meetings. He aims to reduce reactivity, build stronger responses to triggers, and lessen resentment that builds over time.

People meet Madison to address a wide range of concerns, from caregiving stress and chronic illness to matters like abandonment, attachment, and blended family issues. He also works with career challenges, body image, and coping after disasters.

His style is collaborative and practical. He helps clients set goals, practices new behaviors in-session, and reviews what worked. To begin, clients follow the site process to match and schedule a first session.

How his approaches translate to online work

Client-centered therapy focuses on the client's priorities and helps the therapist follow what matters most to the person. Online sessions can use that focus to direct each meeting to immediate concerns like anger outbursts or work stress.

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) teaches practical skills to spot and change thinking patterns that fuel anger or anxiety. In online sessions, CBT often includes homework between meetings so the client can practice new responses in daily life. Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) contributes concrete emotion-regulation and distress-tolerance techniques which are useful for reducing reactivity and learning steadying habits.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Madison will discuss goals, try methods, and adapt based on what helps most. That collaborative process means the method can shift as progress is made or different problems emerge.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. These practical benefits often help people keep therapy consistent while they learn new ways to respond to anger and stress.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyLGBTTrauma and abuse Grief Depression

Also works with

AddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changes

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stress Chronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problems Control issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDivorce and separation Domestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily problemsFirst responder issues ForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingInfidelity Isolation / loneliness JealousyLife purposeMen's issues Midlife crisis Veteran and Armed Forces Issues Mood disordersMulticultural concernsPanic disorder and panic attacksPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issues Young adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Existential TherapyEye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

21+ years

Listed in

Georgia

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does he address?

He works with anger, stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and grief, as well as relationship and intimacy-related issues and parenting concerns.

Which therapeutic approaches does he use?

His practice includes client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), existential therapy, and EMDR when appropriate.

How much experience does he have?

Madison has 21 years of experience working with adults on a wide range of emotional and life challenges.

What are his credentials and where is he based?

He is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Georgia, and he practices in that state.

Does he work in languages other than English?

Sessions are offered in English only.

Can people outside the United States work with him?

He does not accept international clients at this time.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location; sessions are offered through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What is the first step to begin working together?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.