Edward Breedlove, LPC-MHSP

Tennessee · 6 years in practice

Edward Breedlove is a licensed professional counselor in Tennessee.

License and registration

LPC-MHSP, Tennessee: 7702 · expires June 2027
NPI: 1619592870 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 6
Languages: English

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About Edward

Edward Breedlove is a licensed professional counselor in Tennessee. He brings six years of full-time mental health counseling to his work and a longer background in Christian ministry that shapes his perspective. He focuses on stress, anxiety, addictions, relationships, and intimacy-related issues.

He also helps with career changes and life transitions. Edward centers sessions on understanding emotions and attachment. He uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside attachment-based and client-centered approaches to help people name feelings and improve connections.

Background and approach

He also draws on cognitive behavioral techniques and elements of the Gottman Method when helpful. Clients often come with concerns such as obsessive thoughts and compulsions, process addictions, unwanted sexual behaviors, or struggles with guilt and shame. He also supports people dealing with infidelity, fatherhood questions, and men’s issues.

Sessions aim to make problems easier to talk about and to build clearer steps forward. Edward describes his role as a process consultant who helps people use their existing strengths. He listens for patterns in relationships and behavior, then works with clients to try practical changes.

Conversations focus on what feels most important to the person in front of him. His approach is direct but compassionate. He helps people tackle emotional pain, repair ruptures in relationships, and find clearer direction in work and life.

Sessions are offered in English and take place online via calls, chat, or messaging.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Edward lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Addictions
Relationship issues
Intimacy-related issues
Coping with life changes
Trauma and abuse
Career difficulties
Coaching
Attachment issues
Communication problems
Fatherhood issues
Guilt and shame
Infidelity
Life purpose
Men's issues
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
Sex addiction

Approaches Edward names

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Online support

Emotion and Attachment Work Online

Edward commonly uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people identify and express core emotions that drive relationship patterns. This approach focuses on shifting emotional responses so interactions feel safer and more connected, which can help with intimacy-related struggles and relationship ruptures.

He also draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to map how early bonds influence present relationships. That work helps people recognize repetitive patterns and practice new ways of relating when stress or conflict appears. In sessions he may add Client-Centered techniques to keep the conversation grounded in the client’s priorities and pace of change.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. He collaborates with each person to figure out which methods fit their goals and preferences, and he adjusts the plan as therapy progresses. The decision about techniques is made together, based on needs and what feels most helpful.

Online sessions are available by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to offer flexibility. Video works well for in-depth conversations and reading nonverbal cues. Phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text messaging can fit short check-ins or a quick step between appointments. These options make it easier to schedule care around work, family, or other commitments.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does he help with?

He helps people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, career questions, and coping with life changes.

How would you describe his therapy style?

He uses emotionally-focused and attachment-based methods alongside client-centered and cognitive behavioral ideas to help people name feelings and try new behaviors.

What is his background and experience?

He has six years of full-time mental health counseling experience and over 25 years in Christian ministry that inform his perspective.

What are his credentials and where is he located?

He holds the credential LPC-MHSP and practices in Tennessee.

Which languages and international options are available?

Sessions are offered in English and he does not accept international clients.

What session formats are offered?

Appointments can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How are sessions billed?

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