Brenda Yanofsky
Insightful psychologist for life transitions
- Credentials
- MI Psychologist 6301002334
- Experience
- 35 years
- Licensed in
- Michigan
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Brenda
Brenda Yanofsky is a licensed psychologist in Michigan who focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, and a wide range of life changes. She has 35 years of professional experience and brings a calm, listening presence to sessions. Her style is warm and attentive, aimed at helping people figure out practical next steps they can try between meetings.
She combines psychological methods with attention to mind-body connections learned through additional training.
Background and approach
Sessions are shaped around each person’s needs rather than a one-size-fits-all plan. That means noticing patterns, trying skills, and checking what helps over time. Her work often addresses grief, parenting struggles, addiction concerns, trauma and abuse, and sleep or eating difficulties.
She also supports people concerned about career stress, aging and caregiver strains, chronic illness, and life purpose questions. She lists ADHD, bipolar, and compassion fatigue among areas she works on. Brenda uses several evidence-informed methods, including attachment-based ideas, client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral tools, mindfulness, and psychodynamic perspectives.
Those approaches guide how she identifies thoughts, emotions, and relationship patterns to change or understand. Sessions are offered in English and take place online by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Practical details such as scheduling and fees vary by location and are handled through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Brenda draws on cognitive behavioral therapy and client-centered therapy to guide online work. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety, sleep problems, or low mood. Client-centered therapy emphasizes active listening and validation so clients feel heard while they consider changes at their own pace.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before. That conversation shapes which methods are used and how sessions proceed, so work feels collaborative and tailored.
Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make meeting easier around busy schedules. These formats allow regular check-ins, skill practice, and flexible ways to stay connected between sessions. The range of options supports different comfort levels and practical needs while keeping the focus on progress and usable strategies.
Attachment-Based Therapy
Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.
Client-Centered Therapy
The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also works with
- 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
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 35 years
- Licensed
- Michigan
- Languages
- English
Next step
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