Brittani Senser, LICSW

Brittani Senser is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) practicing in Minnesota. She brings nine years of clinical experience and focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, recovery from substance use, and other life challenges. Brittani aims to make the first steps easier for people who are nervous about starting therapy.

She uses straightforward, practical techniques in sessions. Brittani often draws on cognitive behavioral tools to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different responses. She also uses client-centered listening to understand each person's priorities and build trust.

Brittani has worked with people who face trauma, attachment struggles, panic, and patterns of guilt or shame. She also supports those dealing with isolation, life purpose questions, and issues common to women. Her background includes work related to chemical dependency and youth-focused suicide prevention training.

In addition to one-on-one work, she has experience designing and delivering trainings and curriculum geared toward youth suicide prevention for parents, teachers, students, and other professionals. That background informs how she structures safety planning and practical next steps in therapy.

Sessions focus on clear goals, simple skills, and steady progress. Brittani encourages clients to try small changes between meetings. She works collaboratively to tailor strategies to a person's daily life and responsibilities.

How Brittani uses practical approaches online

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what a person says. It helps people feel understood and clarifies what matters most to them. This approach supports people as they set goals and decide what changes they want to try.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful thinking and behavior. It is often used for anxiety, panic, low mood, and problems like social worry or negative self-view. Sessions include homework tasks and step-by-step practice to build new habits.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, adds skills for managing strong emotions and impulsive reactions. It can help with self-harm urges, intense mood swings, and problems with relationships by teaching distress tolerance and emotion regulation techniques.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of therapy. Brittani works collaboratively to match methods to a person's goals, needs, and preferences. She checks in regularly and adjusts the plan as progress is made or priorities change.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let people use visual cues and longer conversation. Phone sessions require less bandwidth and can fit into short breaks. Live chat and text are useful for quick check-ins, skill coaching, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life.