About Brenda Hansen-Mayer

Licenses

License: Licensed Professional Counselor – Mental Health
Licensed By: South Dakota Board of Examiners for Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists
Date Issued: June 23, 2009

License: Licensed Professional Counselor
Licensed By: South Dakota Board of Examiners for Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists
Date Issued: June 8, 2005

Board Certifications

Certification: Licensed Addiction Counselor
Certified By: South Dakota Board of Addiction and Prevention Professionals
Date Issued: November 2013

Certification: Certified Chemical Dependency Counselor – III
Certified By: South Dakota Board of Addiction and Prevention Professionals
Date Issued: October 2009

Certification: Nationally Certified Counselor
Certified By: National Board for Certified Counselors
Date Issued: September 25, 2003

Additional Certifications & Trainings

Certification: Tinnitus Certified Provider
Certified By: Excellence In Audiology
Date Issued: October 2023

Training: Tinnitus & Cognitive Processing Disorders
Trained By: Keith Darrow Ph.D. Harvard Medical School
Date Trained: October 2023

Training: EEG Biofeedback/Neurofeedback
Trained By: BrainPaint^®
Date Trained: May 2023

Certification: Certified Therapist in EMDR
Certified By: EMDR International Association
Date Issued: November 2017

Certification: Qualified Mental Health Professional
Certified By: South Dakota Department of Human Services
Date Issued: June 2009

Professional Experience

Independent Practice: 2010-Present
Keystone Treatment Center: 2007-2012
University of Sioux Falls: 2003-2007

Education

Master of Science Degree in Counseling and Human Resource Development
Specialization: Agency Counseling
College of Education and Human Science
August 2003

Bachelor of Science Degree in Health and Nutritional Sciences
Major: Health Promotion
Minor: Human Development and Family Studies
South Dakota State University
August 1995

Memberships & Affiliations