About Brenda
Brenda Yanofsky is a Michigan psychologist with 35 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, grief, and a wide range of life transitions. She speaks English and works with adults who want practical help and clear steps forward.
Brenda uses straightforward, relatable conversation to help people clarify goals. Sessions often include problem-solving, exploring patterns that get in the way, and building skills to manage mood and stress.
How Brenda works
She also pays attention to how past relationships shape present reactions and connects feelings to everyday behavior. Her approach draws on attachment-based ideas, client-centered listening, and cognitive behavioral techniques. That means she helps people notice thoughts and behaviors, try small changes, and reflect on what matters most to them.
Mindfulness and psychodynamic ideas can also be part of work when exploring deeper patterns and emotional meaning. Brenda is comfortable addressing concerns such as addiction, ADHD, compassion fatigue, intimacy issues, eating and sleep difficulties, caregiver stress, chronic health challenges, and end-of-life planning. She describes therapy as a collaborative process where the person's goals guide the pace and focus.
Practical arrangements include phone, video, live chat, and text-based messaging for appointments. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, a person completes a short matching questionnaire and schedules according to the therapist's availability.
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What Brenda works with
The areas below are the ones Brenda selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating disorders
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | MI Psychologist |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 35 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Michigan |
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Online support options
Approach and Online Options for Therapy
Brenda commonly draws on client-centered work and cognitive behavioral therapy to guide online sessions. Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening and supporting a person's own goals, creating space to talk through what matters. Cognitive behavioral therapy helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors to reduce anxiety, depression, or stress.Attachment-based ideas are also part of her approach when exploring how early relationship patterns influence current reactions. That work looks at typical ways people connect and offers new ways to manage difficult emotions and improve communication. Together, these approaches can help with relationship strain, grief, coping with change, and stress-related problems.
Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to figure out which methods fit their needs and goals, and adapt over time based on what helps. Clients set priorities and the pace of change, and treatment decisions are made together.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let people use visual cues for richer conversation. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging offer flexible, brief exchanges during busy schedules. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work and family life while keeping a consistent routine.
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