About Ursula
Ursula Hanson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Maine with 18 years of experience. She focuses on practical ways to reduce anxiety and stress and to build steadier confidence. Her style is calm, direct, and kind, aimed at helping people feel more able to handle everyday pressures.
She draws on client-centered methods to shape conversations around each person's needs. That means sessions are led by what matters to the client, and goals are set together.
Background and approach
Ursula also uses elements of cognitive behavioral therapy to spot unhelpful thinking and try new behavior patterns that reduce anxiety. Mindfulness practices are offered to help people settle the body and mind, especially when stress or grief feels overwhelming. These are simple, teachable skills that people can use between sessions.
Ursula often blends these techniques to match a client's pace and preferences. Her background includes community mental health agencies, non-profits, schools, and independent practice. She has worked alongside educators and led yoga and mindfulness classes in elementary schools, which informs a practical approach to coping skills.
Ursula pays close attention to strengths and small wins during the work. People come to her for a range of concerns such as relationship stress, career pressure, body image, compassion fatigue, grief, and life changes. She aims to create a respectful, sensitive space where people can talk through problems, try new ways of responding, and build steady progress over time.
Approaches that fit online therapy
Client-centered therapy focuses on the client's concerns and priorities and guides conversations based on what matters most to the person. It is useful when someone wants a respectful space to talk things through and set their own goals.Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical exercises to try new responses. It can help with anxiety, stress, and unhelpful thinking patterns by giving concrete tools to practice between sessions.
Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve calmness. These techniques are helpful for managing stress, grief, and overwhelming emotions and can be used in short daily moments.
Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to decide which methods to try first and will adjust strategies based on progress, preferences, and goals. That way the plan reflects the client's needs rather than a fixed program.
Online sessions through video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives. Video allows face-to-face interaction, phone can be a simpler option with lower bandwidth, live chat and text are useful for quick check-ins or ongoing support. These options offer flexibility for different schedules and communication styles.
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What this therapist works with
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- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
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Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 18 years
- Licensed
- Maine
- Languages
- English
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