- Anxiety and depression
- Blended family issues
- Cognitive behavioral work
About Brenda
Brenda Yanofsky is a Michigan Psychologist with 35 years of clinical experience. She works with adults on problems such as anxiety, depression, relationship strain, grief, and stress. Brenda lists blended family issues among her additional focus areas and helps people navigating new household dynamics and changing family roles.
Her approach mixes several psychological methods. She uses cognitive behavioral ideas to spot unhelpful thinking and to try small behavior changes. She also draws from attachment-based and psychodynamic ideas to look at patterns from earlier relationships that affect present reactions. Mindfulness techniques are used to notice tense moments and ease immediate stress.
Sessions are conversational and goal-focused. Brenda listens for patterns, suggests experiments you can try between meetings, and checks what worked. She also addresses practical problems like sleep, caregiver stress, and workplace strain that affect daily life.
Her background includes long clinical experience in Michigan and work across many concerns including addiction, trauma, ADHD, and aging-related issues. The listing shows her credential as MI Psychologist 6301002334.
People coming from stepfamily situations often ask about loyalty conflicts and co-parenting boundaries. Brenda helps clarify roles, set expectations, and practice direct communication. She asks about current routines and offers steps you can try right away to reduce tension.
To begin, readers are invited to use the site matching process to schedule an initial session and to confirm the session formats available before booking.
Therapeutic approaches and working online
Attachment-based work focuses on patterns of relating that began in early relationships. It looks at how expectations about closeness and trust affect present reactions and helps people try different ways of connecting. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes to reduce anxiety, low mood, or sleep problems. Mindfulness therapy offers simple practices to notice physical tension and to calm racing thoughts for moments when stress spikes.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the client about their goals, preferences, and what has or has not helped before. Decisions about which techniques to use are made cooperatively and may shift as practical results are observed.
Confirm the session formats before booking because this profile does not list them explicitly. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy week, shorten commute time, and allow a steadier routine when juggling work and caregiving. They also let clients pick formats that match their needs - for example a shorter phone check-in when bandwidth is limited, or a video session when seeing facial cues matters. Ask about the available options during the sign-up process so scheduling aligns with everyday life.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
35+ years
Listed in
Michigan
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of issues does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, grief, addiction concerns, and a broad list of related problems including blended family issues.
What is her therapeutic style?
She blends cognitive behavioral techniques with attachment-based and psychodynamic ideas, plus mindfulness exercises to reduce immediate stress.
How much experience does she have?
She has 35 years of professional experience working with adults on mental health and life transition concerns.
What credential does she hold and where is she located?
Her listing shows the credential MI Psychologist 6301002334 and she practices in Michigan.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not accepted at this time.
What session formats are available?
Confirm current session options before booking because formats are not specified here.
How are cost and scheduling handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time; to start, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is for adults and is not emergency care, mediation or legal advice. If you or a child are in danger, use the emergency numbers. Find someone else by name.