Madison Bentley, LPC

Madison Bentley is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) practicing in Georgia with 21 years of experience. He focuses on helping people who feel stuck by listening closely and working with them to find practical ways forward. His style is direct but warm, and he aims to make therapy feel manageable for everyday life.

Madison supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and struggles with addiction. He also helps those dealing with relationship concerns, intimacy-related issues, parenting strain, career transitions, and major life changes. He pays attention to identity-related needs and offers an affirming space for LGBT clients.

In sessions he blends person-centered listening with evidence-informed techniques. He uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address unhelpful thinking and Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills for emotion regulation. He also works with Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing for trauma processing when appropriate.

Madison helps people rebuild self-esteem, improve communication, and reduce isolation. He supports people through grief, chronic illness, caregiving stress, and the practical challenges of daily life. He aims to co-create tools clients can use between sessions.

His background includes long-term clinical work across a range of concerns, including attachment and abandonment issues, blended family dynamics, body image, and coping after disasters. Madison frames progress as gradual and collaborative, and he works with each person to match goals to realistic steps.

Approaches that guide online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and building a trusting working relationship. It helps people feel heard and supports personal insight and change through collaborative conversation.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches practical exercises to challenge unhelpful thinking and change behaviors that keep problems going, useful for anxiety, depression, and stress.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers concrete skills for handling intense emotions, improving distress tolerance, and strengthening interpersonal effectiveness. Those skills can be helpful when strong emotions interfere with daily life.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Madison will talk with each person about goals and preferences, and then suggest techniques that fit those needs. The plan is collaborative and can change as progress is made.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. Because session formats were not specified in the biography, confirm current session options before booking. The main benefit is flexibility so that therapy can be scheduled around work, caregiving, and other responsibilities.