Shanna Brende , LCPC, LPC

Shanna Brende is a licensed counselor with 33 years of clinical experience who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, trauma, and concerns related to LGBT identities. She also addresses mood disorders, panic, and women's issues. Her tone is grounded and respectful, and she aims to create practical steps people can use between sessions.

She structures sessions to fit each person's needs rather than following a one-size-fits-all agenda. Conversations are collaborative; she listens closely and helps clients set realistic goals. Therapy can include talking through painful memories, building coping skills for anxiety and panic, and working on self-image and relationships.

Her background spans decades of work in Missouri and includes support for people navigating chronic illness, caregiver stress, and the emotional fallout of separation or divorce. She brings long-term clinical experience to common concerns like shame, isolation, and communication problems.

People can expect straightforward guidance and an emphasis on usable tools. She adjusts the pace and focus as progress unfolds and encourages practicing new skills between appointments. The work often combines emotion-focused conversation with practical strategies to reduce distress.

Shanna offers therapy by video call, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging. Sessions follow a subscription model that can be canceled at any time, and she communicates in English.

How evidence-based techniques are used in online sessions

Shanna uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and emotional processing. One common approach helps people learn concrete coping skills for anxiety and panic - breathing, grounding, and step-by-step exposure to feared situations to reduce avoidance. Another approach emphasizes processing traumatic memories and reducing their hold on daily life by working through symptoms and building resilience and safety skills.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will review your goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before, then recommend methods and adjust them as therapy progresses. Clients and therapist make decisions together about pacing and focus so the plan fits real life.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful when visual cues and face-to-face interaction help progress. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in fits the day. Live chat and text messaging allow ongoing support between sessions and quick check-ins when needed. These options make care more flexible and easier to fit into a busy schedule.