Bruce Engelhard , LICSW, LCSW

Bruce Engelhard is a licensed social worker based in the mountains of Utah who brings a blend of clinical experience and outdoor leadership to his therapeutic work. He holds LICSW and LCSW credentials - LICSW meaning Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker and LCSW meaning Licensed Clinical Social Worker - and has built a private practice called Walk & Talk, which is also represented online at walkandtalkhelp.weebly.com.

Alongside his clinical role, he works as a Guide and Educator. In winter months he teaches avalanche education and he also operates as a mountain guide, leading trips into the backcountry. Time spent outdoors has long been part of his practice, and he incorporates those settings into therapeutic work when appropriate.

With roughly 15 years of experience, he has worked with adolescents, families, and adult individuals of all ages and ethnicities. His areas of focus include relationship and family concerns, grief and end-of-life counseling, parenting and ADHD, stress and anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, sleep difficulties, anger, self-esteem, career concerns, depression, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue. He also attends to issues related to prejudice and discrimination and seasonal affective disorder.

His clinical approach is integrative and client-centered, drawing on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), attachment-based therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), mindfulness therapy, motivational interviewing, and humanistic principles. He describes his style as compassionate, empathetic, and interactive, emphasizing respect, sensitivity, and acceptance while supporting clients to lead their own healing process. Together with each client he shapes a treatment plan tailored to the individual’s needs, emphasizing practical coping skills and a focus on how attitudes and responses influence life circumstances.

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