About me

Hello, my middle name is actually Happy and that's what I go by, so feel free to say my name often lol. I have been working with children and teens for over 20 years professionally and 20 years clinically. I have also been a foster Father off and on for close to 30 years. I have a great deal of experience working with children and teenagers who have had tremendous challenges thrust upon them and who simply need some guidance to get them through. I will need parental involvement and work a great deal with helping parents to understand where their children are from and what they may be going through that would make the greatest challenges.


Specialties

  • Stress, Anxiety
  • Relationships
  • Family conflicts
  • Trauma, Abuse
  • Depression
Also experienced in:
Addictions , Grief , Parenting issues , Anger management , Self esteem , Career difficulties , Bipolar disorder , Coping with life changes , Coaching , Compassion fatigue , ADHD , Abandonment , Adoption and Foster Care , Read more...

Clinical approaches:
Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy

Years of Experience: 20

Services offered


  • Messaging

  • Live Chat

  • Phone

  • Video

Licensing

TX LCSW 32818


Reviews

These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Brian "Happy" Bryanson. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with Teen Counseling might be different.

Written on Aug 14, 2023 after therapy with Brian "Happy" for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, self esteem, coping with life changes, and adhd

Fantastic, helped me get better in a positive way!

Written on Jun 13, 2023 after therapy with Brian "Happy" for 2 years on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, and self esteem

Happy has helped me for two years in my therapy journey. I have learned so much about myself from him that I never thought I’d know. Great therapist, down-to-earth person, and he’s someone who really cares for helping you.

Written on May 02, 2023 after therapy with Brian "Happy" for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, lgbt, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue

Very supportive and open - always offers me what i need and makes me think harder about my feelings

Written on Feb 18, 2023 after therapy with Brian "Happy" for 10 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, and adhd

Happy has truly changed my life for the better. I was an angry angry person who always got into trouble, and Happy has helped me change my whole outlook on life. There are still areas that need working on, but that’s why I continue to see him every week. I really don’t know where I would be without his constant support and guidance. It’s a blessing that I am paired with him!

Written on Jan 09, 2023 after therapy with Brian "Happy" for 1 year and 2 months on issues concerning relationship

I really like Happy. He's honest, kind and knows what he's talking about. Plus he can be quite funny.

Written on Jan 03, 2023 after therapy with Brian "Happy" for 3 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues, family conflicts, grief, and compassion fatigue

Brian is absolutely wonderful! He holds strong silence to allow for thoughts to flow, asks good follow-up questions and gives meaningful "homework". I look forward to weekly sessions with him to chat and explore my grief and family inner workings. Sessions with Brian leave me feeling lighter and give me more mental space to find joy in everyday life.
Thanks Brian!

Written on Dec 24, 2022 after therapy with Brian "Happy" for 1 year and 6 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, coaching, and adhd

Happy is a patient and caring therapist

Written on Oct 03, 2022 after therapy with Brian "Happy" for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, addictions, self esteem, coaching, compassion fatigue, and adhd

I appreciate his direct communication. It helps me focus on the real issues and not get worked up over emotions etc.

Written on May 13, 2022 after therapy with Brian "Happy" for 6 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self esteem, and adhd

good man

Written on Apr 12, 2022 after therapy with Brian "Happy" for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, and trauma and abuse

The sessions help a lot and I feel like he understands my challenges. I feel better after each session.

Written on Apr 10, 2022 after therapy with Brian "Happy" for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, parenting issues, anger management, and adhd

Thank you for listening!!

Written on Mar 30, 2022 after therapy with Brian "Happy" for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, coping with life changes, adhd, and anger management

Happy is very attentive and understanding, but he also asks the hard questions that sometimes you do not like to think about. He pushes you to strive through the past and channel it into something else.

Written on Mar 16, 2022 after therapy with Brian "Happy" for 4 months on issues concerning relationship

Brian has deeply helped my husband and I feel more connected and communicate with each other more clearly. He also gives us attainable goals, which has greatly helped our marriage. We love him!

Written on Mar 13, 2022 after therapy with Brian "Happy" for 2 weeks

I felt better after talking to him.

Written on Feb 12, 2022 after therapy with Brian "Happy" for 8 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, self esteem, and coping with life changes

"Happy" is great. He's a great listener and good communicator. I'm glad to have him as my counselor.

Written on Jan 13, 2022 after therapy with Brian "Happy" for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, and coaching

I came to teencounseling.com with some degree of skepticism, have never used an online therapy service before. I was happily surprised by the quality of the therapy I have been receiving . I very quickly found it more helpful than the handful of in person therapies I pursued previously. Brian "Happy" Bryanson is a fantastic interlocutor. He has been giving me weekly writing assignments which allow me to carry our practice into my daily routines and engage in short but powerful reflective and discursive exercises. I wholeheartedly recommend Brian "Happy" Bryanson.

Written on Jan 12, 2022 after therapy with Brian "Happy" for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, coping with life changes, coaching, compassion fatigue, and adhd

Happy is the best, great listener with amazing advice. Highly recommend him

Written on Dec 15, 2021 after therapy with Brian "Happy" for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, self esteem, and adhd

Great to work with, very solution orientated but in a supportive way

Written on Nov 27, 2021 after therapy with Brian "Happy" for 5 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, grief, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, coaching, compassion fatigue, and adhd

Brian is very attentive and welcoming. He challenges you to better yourself

Written on Nov 12, 2021 after therapy with Brian "Happy" for 5 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, and anger management

Awesome fella!

Written on Nov 04, 2021 after therapy with Brian "Happy" for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and coaching

Happy gets to the point straightaway, doesn't mince words. He doesn't waste much time explaining what's wrong with you, he is rightaway focused on work required to navigate your challenge. Every single time I interact with him, there is a tremendous release of energy for the next few days and I get so much work done in the right direction.

Written on Oct 29, 2021 after therapy with Brian "Happy" for 4 months on issues concerning relationship issues, family conflicts, self esteem, and adhd

Great experience. Tremendous help through a major life change experience.

Written on Aug 26, 2021 after therapy with Brian "Happy" for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, coping with life changes, and adhd

Happy is the best. He helped me navigate a very complicated and difficult time in my life. He listened closely and asked me questions that really helped me to see situations in a new light. Things would have been really hard without his counseling. My self-esteem has never been better and I feel really good about my direction in life. Thank you so much Happy!!!

Written on Aug 17, 2021 after therapy with Brian "Happy" for 2 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, career difficulties, and coaching

After decades of counseling/therapy with many different people with various degrees and approaches, Happy has led me to insights about myself to a depth that I have never experienced. He has helped me gain a sense of freedom from a prison that I didn’t even know I was in.

Written on Aug 13, 2021 after therapy with Brian "Happy" for 2 months on issues concerning relationship

Happy is an outstanding counselor and the perfect one for us. I was super impressed with him after our first session, and have continued to be impressed, weekly, for over two months.

Happy is highly skilled and talented in what he does. In our couple’s counseling, he’s not only able sift through the clutter and truly hear what our hearts are saying, but is also able to be a “translator” of sorts and explain in a concise way the other person’s meaning behind the words. By not shying away from asking the tough questions, he has helped us to make progress.

If you’ve been fortunate enough to be matched with Happy, you are lucky indeed and great things await!

Written on Jul 24, 2021 after therapy with Brian "Happy" for 1 month on issues concerning addictions, and adhd

Brian is an amazing listener, and very experienced dealing with people's shitty situations. He helped me with my addiction, and gave me a roadmap to how I should deal with it. His recommendations, thoughts and reflections on my behavior were very insightful, and were very honest. They helped me remain accountable, to him and to myself. Most importantly, he gave me a listening ear and I can't say enough good things about how helpful that was. All the actions to healing and recovery were or will be taken by me, but Brian was the wise guide that was there to encourage me every step of the way. Highly recommend him, thank you so much Brian!

Written on Jul 24, 2021 after therapy with Brian "Happy" for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, self esteem, anger management, coaching, and compassion fatigue

I felt very confident talking to Brian right away. At first I was a bit nervous because it was over video chat and I have never done this before but Happy made me feel ver comfortable to talk about the reasons I was here.
Instead of doing chit chat he went right into the problem which I really appreciate so we could work on it and not waste time.
After the sessions I feel great being able to talk about everything that is going on and I rethink about what he said and how my life and past effect my current problems.
Very thankful for happy and teen counseling.

Written on Jul 16, 2021 after therapy with Brian "Happy" for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, grief, and parenting issues

Happy is really helpful and caring. This is my first time doing therapy and I am really grateful that he’s my counselor. He listens, understands, and gives really good advice.
+1 he has a really good sense of humor that can cheer you up anytime

Written on Jul 15, 2021 after therapy with Brian "Happy" for 3 weeks

Happy was great with my son. His years of experience with teens and foster/adoption situations is very evident! I enjoyed that he included the family in the conversations and offered tips on how to make things better. Happy is relatable and easy to talk to. We are so grateful for his help!

Written on Jun 23, 2021 after therapy with Brian "Happy" for 2 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues, and intimacy-related issues

He has helped me understand a lot about myself and when I ask him questions on what I can do to do better, he gives me a great answer. Not only is he helpful, but he's a very caring person and wants you to do your best.

Work with me!