About Brenda
Brenda Haney is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing addictions, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, anger, depression, and self-esteem concerns. She offers steady, respectful support and works to create a plan that fits each person’s needs. Her style is direct but compassionate, aimed at practical steps that make life more manageable.
Brenda has 27 years of experience in behavioral health and holds the Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential, LCSW.
Background and approach
She is licensed in Arizona and Oregon and practices from Ohio. Over nearly three decades she has seen many patterns that often repeat in struggling relationships and addictive behavior, and she draws on that background to guide usable next steps. Her approach centers on collaboration.
Conversations focus on what is most pressing and what can change now. She uses a mix of techniques to help people build coping skills, shift unhelpful thinking, and practice new responses in everyday life. Brenda often works with issues related to attachment, abandonment, aging and geriatric concerns, communication problems, control and dependency patterns, and veteran and armed forces issues.
She also addresses hoarding, domestic violence aftermath, guilt and shame, and substance use problems. Sessions aim to be practical and goal oriented. Expect clear talk about next steps, skills to try between sessions, and regular check-ins on progress.
Her goal is to support people as they build a more stable, less distressing day-to-day life.
How these approaches translate to online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match their values; it is useful for anxiety, avoidance, and life direction concerns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and trying different behaviors to change mood and function, which often helps with depression, anger, and addictive patterns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills to manage intense reactions and improve relationships.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Brenda will listen to what matters most, try methods that match a person’s goals, and adjust the plan over time. The first few sessions focus on priorities and testing what techniques feel most helpful together.
Online therapy makes these approaches more accessible through multiple formats. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and skill demonstrations. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging work for brief check-ins, problem-solving between sessions, and ongoing encouragement. These options give flexibility to fit sessions into work breaks, quiet evenings, or when transport is difficult, while keeping a consistent therapeutic plan.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 27 years
- Licensed
- Ohio, Oregon, Arizona
- Languages
- English
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