Brenda Hanson, LSCSW, LISW - Therapist in Kansas

Emotion-focused work
Attachment perspective
Practical coping skills

About Brenda

Brenda Hanson is a Kansas licensed social worker with 41 years of clinical experience. She holds LSCSW and LISW credentials and works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and grief. She also helps with relationship and intimacy-related issues, addictions, parenting stress, and life transitions.

Brenda uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. In sessions she focuses on emotions, attachment patterns, and practical skills people can use between meetings. Conversations aim to clarify painful feelings and find clearer ways to respond when old patterns show up.

Her work also addresses concerns like body image, eating issues, sleep problems, chronic illness and caregiver strain. She draws on attachment-based ideas when people struggle with abandonment, codependency, or communication problems. Sessions include direct talk, reflection on relational patterns, and behavioral steps to try outside therapy.

Brenda helps people dealing with career stress, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and the special demands of aging or cancer caregiving. She offers straightforward guidance for coping with anger, low self-esteem, and major life changes. Clients who want both emotional focus and practical strategies will find a blend of approaches in her practice.

Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not accepted. Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.

How Brenda’s approaches translate to online work

Emotionally-Focused Therapy focuses on identifying and naming hard emotions and the ways those feelings shape our relationships. It can help when people feel stuck in repeating patterns or when attachment wounds are active. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) uses values and small actions to build a life that matters despite painful thoughts or feelings. It often helps with anxiety, depression and living with chronic stress.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative task. The therapist will work with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and comfort level. That may mean starting with emotion-focused conversations and adding ACT or CBT techniques if practical skills are needed.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to schedule therapy around work, caregiving, or medical appointments. They also allow for shorter check-ins when time is limited, and let people try verbal and behavioral techniques in their everyday settings. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises so they work over distance and help clients integrate changes into daily life.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety Trauma and abuse GriefCareer difficultiesDepression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issues Blended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependency Communication problems Control issuesDependent personalityDivorce and separationEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily problemsForgiveness Guilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelity Isolation / loneliness Jealousy Life purpose Midlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobiasPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-love Social anxiety and phobia Women's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung 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

Listed in

Kansas, Iowa

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and grief plus relationship and intimacy-related issues. Other concerns include addictions, parenting strain, sleep and eating problems.

What therapeutic style does she use?

Her stated approaches include Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Client-Centered work and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Sessions blend attention to emotion and attachment with practical skills.

How much experience does she have?

She has 41 years of clinical experience working with adults across a range of emotional and life challenges.

What are her credentials and location?

She holds LSCSW and LISW credentials and practices in Kansas.

Can I see her if I live outside the United States?

She does not accept international clients. Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are offered?

The biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.

How is cost handled?

Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing is provided during sign-up.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

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