- Years in practice
- 21
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Georgia
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- LGBT
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Madison
Madison Bentley is a licensed professional counselor with 21 years of experience who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and parenting challenges. He works with LGBTQ clients and others who need a steady, nonjudgmental presence while they sort things out. Sessions are practical and focused on daily needs and next steps.
Madison uses straightforward conversation to find what matters to each person. He encourages clearer communication, healthier boundaries, and ways to manage strong emotions.
Background and approach
He also helps clients cope with past trauma and rebuild a sense of meaning after loss. His background includes long experience in mood disorders, trauma and addiction concerns, and relationship struggles. That history gives him a range of ways to support someone who is overwhelmed, stuck, or facing a major life change.
In sessions Madison blends client-centered work with practical tools from cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior approaches. He may also use EMDR to address trauma when appropriate and when the client and therapist agree it fits the work. People can expect a collaborative process that focuses on small, achievable steps.
He helps parents navigate the strain that parenting can bring while also addressing related issues like intimacy, communication, and self-esteem. Madison holds an LPC in Georgia and offers services through video, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging for people who prefer online care.
What Madison works with
Everything Madison lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Madison helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Madison lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that guide online work
Madison commonly draws on client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and dialectical behavior therapy in online sessions. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening closely and responding to what the person says, which helps build trust and clarity. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at patterns of thought and behavior and teaches concrete skills to reduce anxiety and improve mood. Dialectical behavior therapy offers techniques for managing intense emotions and improving emotional regulation in day-to-day life.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Madison treats therapy as a collaborative process and will discuss which methods fit your goals, comfort level, and what feels most useful in your life. He adjusts the plan as progress is made or needs change.
Online sessions are available as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and skill practice, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low, live chat can support quicker check-ins, and messaging lets you share thoughts between sessions. These options help people fit therapy into busy schedules and different routines.
Questions people ask about Madison
What concerns does Madison commonly address?
He focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, and parenting-related strain.
What is Madison's therapeutic style?
He uses a collaborative, person-centered style combined with practical strategies from cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior approaches.
How much clinical experience does he have?
Madison has 21 years of experience working with people on a wide range of life challenges and transitions.
What credentials and region are listed?
He holds an LPC, licensed in Georgia, and practices with that credential.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only and international clients are not accepted.
What session formats are available online?
Madison offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.
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