Brenda Haney, LCSW

Brenda Haney is a licensed clinical social worker with long experience helping people navigate addiction, relationship strain, trauma, anger, depression, and self-esteem concerns. She speaks plainly and focuses on practical steps that can fit into a busy life. Her approach aims to meet each person where they are and respect individual needs and pace.

Brenda tailors conversations and plans to the person in front of her. She works to create straightforward goals and small, manageable steps toward them. Conversations concentrate on what is happening now and on skills that can help with everyday struggles.

Her methods draw from a mix of evidence-informed approaches like acceptance and commitment ideas, cognitive behavioral techniques, and motivational interviewing strategies. These tools are used to reduce unhelpful patterns, build coping skills, and strengthen motivation for change. She also uses client-centered and dialectical behavior ideas to support emotion regulation and problem solving.

Brenda brings 27 years of clinical experience to her work and holds LCSW credentials. Her background includes helping people with issues such as abandonment, attachment concerns, communication problems, hoarding, and veteran and armed forces issues among others. She aims to move at a pace that feels manageable and respectful.

She practices from Ohio and conducts sessions in English. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability. The subscription used for sessions can be canceled at any time.

How Brenda’s Approaches Work Online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people clarify personal values and take small actions that align with those values while accepting uncomfortable thoughts and feelings. It can help with depression, anxiety, and motivation around change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical skills to shift unhelpful patterns and reduce symptoms like worry or low mood. Motivational Interviewing centers on building a person’s own motivation to change, especially useful for substance use and ambivalence about next steps.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they will try methods that fit the person's needs and adjust as progress is made.

For online work, confirm the session options before booking since formats are not specified in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions around work, caregiving, or other commitments. It can also allow for shorter check-ins when needed, make sessions possible when travel is difficult, and reduce time spent commuting. Licensed professionals can adapt the same clinical methods used in person to virtual settings, focusing on skills practice, values-driven action, and motivational conversations that translate well to remote sessions.