About Shanna
Shanna Brende is a licensed counselor who focuses on helping people who are struggling with stress and anxiety. She works with adults facing grief, depression, trauma, and issues related to sexual identity. Shanna aims to create a respectful and compassionate space where people can begin to make changes at their own pace.
Shanna has 33 years of experience as a clinician and holds LCPC and LPC credentials. She adapts conversations and treatment plans to fit each person's situation.
Background and approach
That means sessions revolve around the problems you bring and practical steps you can try between meetings. Common topics she supports include panic attacks, social anxiety, mood disorders, and the fallout from abuse or loss. She also helps people dealing with body image, feelings of abandonment, and the stress of caregiving or chronic illness.
Issues around sexuality and LGBT concerns are part of her practice as well. Shanna emphasizes straightforward dialogue and mutual respect. She offers steady guidance while encouraging clients to find their own solutions.
Progress can come through small, manageable changes and regular check-ins. Sessions can include talking through difficult memories, practicing ways to manage intense feelings, and building skills for better communication. Her approach is practical and tailored, with the goal of helping people feel more capable and less overwhelmed in daily life.
How evidence-based techniques work online
Shanna uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skills and emotional processing. One common approach is skills training for anxiety management, which teaches breathing, grounding, and activity strategies to reduce panic and overwhelming worry. These skills are useful for panic disorder, social anxiety, and daily stress.Another part of her work involves trauma-informed talk strategies to gently process difficult memories and reduce their hold on daily life. This approach helps people who struggle with post-traumatic stress, complicated grief, or the effects of abuse by pacing the work and building coping skills first.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist and client review goals, try techniques, and adjust plans together if something isn’t working. Shanna helps people decide what fits their needs, goals, and preferences rather than using a one-size-fits-all method.
Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging offers practical flexibility. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and demonstrations of breathing or grounding. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief check-ins, progress notes, or when a shorter, more frequent touchpoint helps maintain momentum.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Experience
- 33 years
- Licensed
- Missouri, Kansas
- Languages
- English
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