Brittani Senser , LICSW

Brittani Senser is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) based in Minnesota with nine years of experience. She focuses on practical support for people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, addictions, and women's issues. She aims to make the first step feel manageable and encouraging.

Brittani draws on clear, straightforward approaches in sessions. She pays attention to each person's strengths and looks for small steps that can make a difference. Her work often includes coaching-style guidance alongside traditional therapy conversations.

Clients can expect a calm, listening approach that balances present problems with how the past shows up in day-to-day life. Brittani uses tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and from Dialectical Behavior Therapy to build emotion regulation and coping skills. She also uses client-centered and psychodynamic ideas to understand relationships and inner drives.

Her background includes work with people struggling with substance concerns, panic and social anxiety, self-harm, and attachment or communication challenges. She also creates and delivers youth suicide prevention curriculum and training for parents, educators, and mental health professionals.

Brittani works with people who want to reduce shame and guilt, improve self-esteem, or find clearer life purpose. Sessions aim to be practical and focused on tools clients can use between meetings. She encourages collaboration and helps people set realistic goals they feel ready to try.

How therapy approaches fit into online care

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following what matters most to the person. It helps people feel heard and guides sessions around their goals rather than a fixed plan.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behavior. It uses simple exercises to notice and change unhelpful thinking and to try new behaviors that reduce anxiety or improve mood.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, teaches skills for managing intense emotions and improving relationships. It includes practical tools for distress tolerance and emotional regulation that people can practice between sessions.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with the person to discuss goals, try methods that fit their needs, and adjust plans when something isn’t working. That way sessions stay focused and relevant.

Online therapy through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging offers flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and text or chat options make short check-ins or skill practice simple. These formats help people fit therapy into busy lives and keep continuity when in-person meetings are not possible.