Brenda Hanson, LSCSW, LISW

Brenda Hanson is a Kansas-licensed clinical social worker with 41 years of practice experience. She holds KS LSCSW and IA LISW credentials and works with adults who want practical help managing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, and anger. She also addresses issues such as addictions, ADHD, and coping with life changes.

Brenda focuses on clear, direct conversations about what is causing trouble day to day. She listens for patterns in behavior and feeling, then helps people try concrete steps to change them. Sessions look at coping strategies, communication skills, and ways to reduce repeated conflicts that lead to anger or resentment.

Her methods draw from evidence-based approaches like cognitive behavioral techniques and dialectical behavior strategies alongside acceptance and commitment ideas. She also uses attachment-based and client-centered ways of working when relationship history matters. That mix is used to help people notice their reactions and practice different responses.

Brenda has worked across many settings over four decades, bringing experience with career changes, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and bereavement. She supports people dealing with body image, eating and sleeping problems, and identity concerns including LGBT issues. Practical tools for self-regulation and communication are a frequent focus.

People who come to Brenda for anger-related concerns can expect straightforward work on triggers, boundary-setting, and new behavioral choices. To begin, readers are asked to use the site matching steps to schedule an initial session and confirm session options and costs for their location.

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