- Years in practice
- 41
- Credentials
- LSCSW, LISW
- Licensed in
- Kansas, Iowa
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Grief
About Brenda
Brenda Hanson is a Kansas-based licensed social worker who helps people facing parenting stress and other life challenges. She brings 41 years of clinical experience and a steady, practical approach to conversations about anxiety, grief, depression, and coping with change. Brenda focuses on everyday concerns that can feel overwhelming.
She listens, helps clarify what matters most, and works with each person to set doable goals. Sessions aim to build coping skills, improve communication, and restore a sense of direction.
Background and approach
Her approach blends evidence-informed strategies with a warm, client-centered stance. Brenda uses techniques from cognitive behavioral work and acceptance-based methods to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. She also draws on attachment ideas to address how past relationships shape current responses.
Brenda has particular experience with parenting-related strain, caregiving stress, and compassion fatigue. She also supports people dealing with trauma, addictions, bipolar concerns, body image, and relationship or intimacy-related issues. Her style is collaborative and focused on practical steps people can try between sessions.
People meet with Brenda by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging. She will work with each person to find approaches that fit their life and goals, and she encourages straightforward conversation about what is and isn’t helping.
What Brenda works with
Everything Brenda lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Brenda helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Brenda lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that guide online parenting support
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on helping people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It can help with anxiety, stress, and making clearer parenting choices. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and teaches practical techniques to reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety. Attachment-Based Therapy examines how early relationship patterns affect current reactions and can be useful for improving communication and emotional connection.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and everyday routines, then recommend techniques to try. Decisions about methods are collaborative and can change as needs change.
Online sessions offer flexibility for busy parents and caregivers. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when that is helpful. Phone sessions can be easier if bandwidth is limited or you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat or text messaging can be used for brief check-ins, coaching-style support, or when fitting therapy into a short break works best. These options make it easier to practice new skills between sessions and to stay consistent with care.
Questions people ask about Brenda
What concerns can Brenda help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, sleeping and eating concerns, ADHD, and many related topics.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is warm and client-centered, focusing on practical skills and clear goals. She mixes acceptance and cognitive approaches to help people change what they do, not just what they think.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Brenda has 41 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of emotional and life issues.
What credentials and location apply to her practice?
She holds KS LSCSW and IA LISW licensure and provides services from Kansas.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Brenda offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How does cost and billing work?
Costs vary by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Brenda?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule based on her availability.
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