From Concert Halls to Classrooms to Clinical Practice
My name is Benjamin Bunte. I'm a Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate (LPCC), a doctoral candidate, an expert at being silly, and the founder of Bunte Behavioral Health. I work with teenagers, adults, couples, and neurodivergent folks across Colorado.
Here's the honest answer to why: I love helping people. More than almost anything. This isn't a job I fell into; it's the thing I kept circling back to until I finally admitted it was the work I was meant to do.
Before this, I lived a couple of other lives. I have dedicated 20+ years to being a professional classical double bassist, performing nationally and internationally. I also spent nearly a decade as a public school Orchestra Director in Texas, working with middle and high schoolers, during which I learned that teenagers are among the sharpest, funniest, and most underestimated people on the planet. Music taught me to feel the emotion underneath the notes. Teaching taught me to find structure and meaning inside genuine chaos. Both turned out to be excellent training for this career.
Something I often share with my clients: I was diagnosed late in my adult life with ADHD. Turns out I was using it as a superpower my entire life, and it also explained so many of my challenges. So when I sit with someone navigating their own neurodivergence, I'm not working from a clinical textbook alone; I freaking get it. I know the frustration, and I also know the very real strengths that come bundled with a brain that works differently. I live it every day. Helping people identify those superpowers is some of my favorite work.
Education (more DEGREES than a thermometer):
Bachelor of Music (BM) in Double Bass Performance, Oberlin College Conservatory of Music, 2008
Master of Music (MM) in Double Bass Performance and Performing Arts Leadership, New York University, 2011
Master of Arts (MA), Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Adams State University, 2026
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Counselor Education and Clinical Supervision, Adams State University, expected 2029.
Moreover, I'm currently deep into training as a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP), a Certified Autism Spectrum Disorder Clinical Specialist (ASDCS), and a Certified Clinical Anxiety Treatment Professional (CCATP), with additional concurrent studies in Applied Neuroscience and Clinical Psychotherapy through Harvard University.
Therapeutic Approach
Effective therapy needs a space that's safe, supportive, and fun. Mine is person-centered and built on your strengths (with plenty of humor along the way), pulling from CBT, DBT, ACT, Solution-Focused, Psychodynamic, and Trauma-Focused approaches as they fit you. There's no standard-issue treatment plan here, because no standard-issue person is walking through the door. We'll laugh together, cry together, and get to work.
Areas of Specialization:Teenagers (12+): Building self-understanding, self-acceptance, and the kind of confidence that sticks.
Neurodivergence (ADD, ADHD, Autism): Affirming, strengths-based care focused on clarity, acceptance, and feeling genuinely empowered in your own brain.
Individuals (Teenagers & Adults): Support for anxiety, burnout, depression, trauma, chronic pain, behavioral challenges, and the everyday chaos of being a person.
Couples: Rebuilding connection and understanding at any stage, in any shape your relationship comes in.
When I’m not in the office
Outside the practice, you'll find me with my wife and our five rescue animals, three dogs and two cats. We have a Border Collie/Aussie mix named Winnie the Pooch, a Staffy named Sir Gunderson of House Hippo (Gundy), and a Standard Poodle named Dr. Indiana Bones, Barkeologist (Indy). Our cats are a ginger tabby (the same color as my beard) named Haddox and a tuxedo named Alfred Purryworth, after Batman’s butler.
I’m an avid gamer, a huge nerd, a trained woodworker, a sports fan, a music lover, and a musician. I'm bilingual (English and German) with a multicultural background, and I know firsthand how much our identity shapes the way we move through the world.
You are always welcome here.
If any of this resonates, reach out for a free 20-minute consultation. No pressure, no commitment — just a chance to see if we click. Therapy is a brave step, and you deserve the best from day one.
What’s the next step?
Schedule a free 20-minute chat.
No pressure. Just a safe conversation.