Ursula Hanson , LCSW

Ursula Hanson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Maine with 18 years of experience supporting children, educators, and adults across community mental health agencies, non-profits, private practice, and school settings. She brings a strengths-based, client-centered approach that emphasizes empathy, curiosity, and respect while tailoring conversations and treatment to each person’s unique needs and circumstances.

Her background includes consulting with teachers and schools and offering yoga and mindfulness classes in elementary school settings, which inform a practical, grounded way of working with stress, anxiety, trauma, motivation, self-esteem, and confidence. Ursula has substantial experience helping people navigate life changes, grief, relationship challenges, career transitions, and compassion fatigue, and she also focuses on body image, forgiveness, and cultivating self-love.

In sessions she draws from client-centered principles alongside cognitive and mindfulness-based tools to help clients identify strengths, build coping skills, and clarify goals. Ursula approaches care with sensitivity and kindness, aiming to create an atmosphere where people feel heard and supported while taking steps toward meaningful change.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Ursula uses client-centered therapy to create a supportive, nonjudgmental space where the person’s own goals and values guide the work. This approach helps those seeking greater self-understanding, improved relationships, and clearer direction during life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to identify and reframe unhelpful thinking patterns and to build practical skills for managing anxiety, stress, and low mood. Mindfulness Therapy offers simple attention and breathing practices that can reduce reactivity and improve emotional regulation, useful for stress, grief, and compassion fatigue.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Ursula works with each person to explore what resonates, combining elements of different methods to fit individual needs, goals, and preferences so therapy feels practical and personally relevant.

Online sessions - whether by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging - make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. These options increase flexibility for scheduling, allow people to engage from their own environments, and let therapists and licensed professionals focus on consistent, ongoing support that adapts to each person’s routine.