Brenda Hanson, LSCSW, LISW

Brenda Hanson is a licensed social worker with 41 years of clinical experience who helps people facing midlife shifts and other major life changes. She offers calm, steady support for stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and struggles that come with career or relationship changes. Brenda uses simple, practical tools so people can cope better day to day.

Her style is warm and down-to-earth. She focuses on helping clients build self-compassion, clearer communication, and healthier routines. Sessions tend to center on what is working, what needs to change, and small steps a person can take between appointments.

Brenda draws on several well-known approaches. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify values and act on them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to notice and shift thoughts and behaviors. Attachment-Based work helps people understand patterns from close relationships and change them.

She has particular experience with women's issues, life purpose questions, and midlife transitions. Brenda also supports people dealing with addiction, ADHD, eating and sleep problems, chronic illness, caregiver stress, and codependency. Her background helps when emotional pain is layered with practical life demands.

Based in Kansas, Brenda combines steady clinical experience with an emphasis on personal growth. People who want a supportive, problem-solving partner often find her approach helpful when navigating complex emotions and changes.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values even when feelings are painful. It’s useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and changing behaviors that keep problems going, which can help with mood, sleep, and stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods match their goals and preferences, and may blend techniques as needed. That decision is revisited as progress is made and circumstances change.

Confirm the current session options before booking, since specific online formats are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life - for example, to schedule a shorter check-in during a work break or to join a session without traveling. It also lets people continue continuity of care when routines shift. Licensed professionals, including therapists, adapt these approaches to work in remote sessions while focusing on practical tools and steps that clients can use between meetings.