Brenda Hanson, LSCSW, LISW
Experienced Kansas therapist focusing on body and emotion
About Brenda
Brenda Hanson is a licensed clinical social worker in Kansas who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and life changes. She writes plainly and listens closely so clients can talk through what matters most. Brenda uses practical, down-to-earth methods to help people notice patterns and try new ways of coping.
She brings 41 years of experience to sessions and focuses on issues such as addictions, sleep and eating concerns, self-esteem, and relationship or intimacy-related struggles.
Background and approach
Brenda also supports people with career questions, parenting pressures, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and the emotional impact of chronic illness. Her approach blends somatic awareness with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and attachment-informed ideas. That means she pays attention to how stress shows up in the body, helps people clarify values and committed steps, and explores early relationship patterns that still affect daily life.
Sessions center on where clients are now and what small changes feel doable. Brenda aims to make therapy straightforward. She helps people name difficult feelings, practice simple skills, and experiment with new habits between sessions.
Conversations are paced to match each person’s energy and needs. Clients meet with Brenda by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. She holds Kansas licenses LSCSW and LISW and works in English.
Getting started involves a short questionnaire and scheduling a session that fits the client’s calendar.
Approach and online support that meets you where you are
Somatic work focuses on the body and how sensations relate to emotions and stress. It helps people notice tension, breathing patterns, or other physical signals and use simple body-based practices to reduce overwhelm and stay grounded. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, guides people to clarify what matters to them and take small, value-driven steps even when feelings are difficult. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to see which methods fit the client’s needs, goals, and comfort level. Sessions may blend body-focused exercises with values-based work and attention to relationship patterns so people can try different tools and decide what helps.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. This variety lets people connect from home, fit sessions into busy schedules, and continue work between meetings. Licensed professionals can use these formats to introduce exercises, coach through skills in the moment, and adapt support to each person’s pace and life demands.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- 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
- Experience
- 41 years
- Licensed
- Kansas, Iowa
- Languages
- English