Madison Bentley, LPC
Georgia · 21 years in practice
Madison Bentley is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 21 years of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and trauma.
License and registration
- LPC, Georgia
- LPC005710 · expires September 2026
- NPI
- 1073840732 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 21
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Madison
Madison Bentley is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 21 years of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and trauma. He creates a calm, respectful space where people can talk about identity, relationship struggles, and life changes. He aims to help clients feel more grounded and find practical steps forward.
Madison uses straightforward, relatable language in sessions. He listens for what matters most to each person and helps them set small, clear goals.
Background and approach
In therapy he focuses on improving communication, reducing isolation, and building self-worth through real skills and day-to-day strategies. His work draws on existential ideas about meaning and responsibility, and on client-centered practices that place the person’s perspective at the center of care. He also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to address unhelpful thinking, and DBT skills for strong emotion regulation when needed.
EMDR is available for processing trauma when appropriate. Madison has worked with people facing career strain, parenting pressures, addiction concerns, and complex medical or caregiving stress. He pays attention to attachment and abandonment histories and supports people dealing with blended family dynamics and adoption or foster-care related questions.
Sessions are offered from Georgia and conducted in English. Madison aims to help clients move from feeling stuck toward clearer choices, healthier routines, and a renewed sense of purpose.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Madison lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- 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 names
- Existential Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Approaches that guide online sessions
Madison often combines existential therapy and client-centered work to help people explore meaning, responsibility, and personal values. Existential therapy helps when someone is wrestling with life purpose, choices, or deep uncertainty. Client-centered work centers the person's own experience and helps build trust and self-understanding through open listening and reflection.He also uses cognitive behavioral therapy to identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. CBT is practical and goal-focused, and it can help with anxiety, depression, and coping strategies for daily life. When strong emotional regulation is needed, elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy can teach skills for managing intense feelings and improving communication.
Madison treats the choice of approach as a shared process. He will talk with each person about what feels most useful, try different techniques, and adjust based on goals and preferences. That collaborative process helps find the best fit over time.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video calls work well for in-depth conversation and visual cues, while phone sessions can fit a quick check-in or lower bandwidth situations. Live chat or text messaging can be useful for brief updates, skills coaching between appointments, or when someone prefers not to be on camera. These options make it easier to schedule therapy around work, caregiving, or other obligations.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Madison commonly help with?
He works with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting and career stress, and coping with major life changes.
What is his therapeutic style like?
He blends a person-centered style with existential and practical techniques to help people name values and take steps toward change.
How much experience does he have?
Madison has 21 years of clinical experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor working with a wide range of life and emotional concerns.
Where is he located and licensed?
He is licensed as an LPC in Georgia and offers services from that state.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with him?
He is not accepting international clients at this time and provides services to those within his licensure region.
What session formats does he use?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs.
How are fees and getting started handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time; begin by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing the short matching questionnaire.
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