About Brenda
Brenda Sanders, LMSW, focuses on helping people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress and anxiety. She meets people where they are and aims for clear, practical steps that make daily life easier. Her approach is straightforward and compassionate for adults navigating hard times.
Brenda brings six years of clinical experience in a variety of settings. She has worked in adult homeless programs, substance use treatment, returning citizen programs, and both adult and child outpatient services.
Background and approach
That range helps her see problems from different angles and tailor support to the person in front of her. Her training and background include a Master of Social Work from Wayne State University and a Bachelor in Family Community Services from Siena Heights University. She holds a Michigan Licensed Master Social Worker credential and has experience with gerontology and substance use concerns.
These experiences shape how she talks about coping, relapse prevention, and aging-related stress. In sessions she uses approaches like attachment-based work, client-centered techniques, cognitive behavioral tools, dialectical behavior skills, and emotionally-focused methods. That means she offers practical skills, space to talk through feelings, and attention to how relationships affect mood.
Brenda often helps people address anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, addiction, sleep and eating concerns, parenting strain, and life transitions. She encourages small, achievable steps and pays attention to what matters most to each person. If someone wants steady, skills-focused support with a caring clinician, she aims to provide that.
How these approaches translate to online work
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early and current relationships shape feelings and behavior. Online sessions using this approach help people notice patterns in relationships and try new ways of connecting. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on clear tools to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. In virtual sessions Brenda can teach simple CBT exercises, plan behavioral experiments, and practice coping skills together. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) focuses on emotions in relationships and helps people express needs more clearly to reduce distress.Choosing the right approach is part of the therapy process. Brenda works collaboratively to find which methods fit a person’s goals and preferences. She may blend approaches over time, checking in about what is helping and what needs to change so the plan stays useful.
Online formats offer practical flexibility. Video calls let people work face to face when bandwidth and schedules allow. Phone sessions can be shorter check-ins or fit into a break at work. Live chat and text-based messaging support ongoing coaching, skill practice, and quick check-ins between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent during busy or changing lives.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Michigan
- Languages
- English
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