560 S State St Suite F3, Orem UT. 84058

(801) 477-6940

DR. BRIAN HANSEN, PHD

THERAPY AND COUNSELING SERVICES

“Finding the center of strength within ourselves is, in the long run, the best contribution we can make to our fellow men."

-Dr. Rollo May

Note: Due to increased demand for services, Dr. Hansen has relocated and expanded his office space to include a group therapy room. the new location is:

560 S State St. Suite F3, Orem UT, 84058

SERVICES

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satisfaction guarantee

I am confident that i will be able to help you effect change in your life - i believe in the healing power of competent and uniquely-personal psychotherapy. i am the only therapist in utah to offer a 100% satisfaction guarantee - I will give you an honest and sincere first consultation and if we feel that there is a better colleague to understand you, then I will connect You with an appropriate referral and fully refund the cost of your initial session. If you are unsatisfied with a recent visit, Please let me know within 24 hours and I will refund that session.

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education/experience

Dr. hansen was granted a Doctorate of clinical psychology, PhD. following his successful completion of a pre-doctoral internship at the honolulu veterans hospital on the islands of Hawaii and American Samoa.

As a well-published author and speaker, Dr. Hansen has received multiple awards, including the Rocky Mountain Association's research award (2012), as well as being recently cited in the Journal of Pragmatic Case Studies (2015), and the Journal of Sex and Marital therapy (2013).

His research on successful psychotherapy outcomes was featured at the International Congress of Cognitive Psychotherapy (ICCP) in Hong Kong in 2015. His writing on therapist/multi-cultural variables that lead to rapid positive changes in psychotherapy has been featured at the American Psychological Association's Annual Conferences in Boulder, Co. (2016), San Diego, CA. (2012), and Honolulu, HI. (2013).

dr. hansen taught as a member of byu's graduate adjunct & Staff faculty from 2009-2016. He Completed his post-doctoral Residency At Child Family and Adult Treatment Specialists, CHATS in AF, UT.

personal life

Dr. hansen enjoys writing, recording, and performing music. he also has a passion for exercising on his elliptical machine, as well as gardening while listening to depressing existential books-on-tape. As a single father of his 2-year-old son archer, he also enjoys occasional delusions of grandeur about being a good dad while teaching his son about the inevitable sufferings of the human experience.

he currently resides and practices in provo, Ut. and is undertaking the training of his 18-month-old puppy named herman (named after his favorite author Herman Hesse) and Herman's brother Abednigo (ADHD doppelgänger) albeit with varying degrees of success.

biography

BIO

therapeutic approach

dr. hansen is an experienced clinician with extensive training in treating anxiety, depressive/mood

disorders, Substance Abuse/dependence disorders, sexual addictions, ADHD, obsessive compulsive disorder, parenting & child behavior, lgbtq+ issues, and existential as well as distress related to faith crises & spirituality.

He employs cognitive, behavioral, interpersonal, and alternative approaches including art/music therapy and lifestyle changes/dietary interventions to effect change in his patients' lives.

recent scholarly work

Hansen, B., et al (2016). Sudden Gains: A Pluralistic Approach to the Patient and Therapist Experience, Symposium at the 124th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association (APA), Denver, Co.
Hansen, B., Lambert, M., Vlass, E. (2015). sudden gains and sudden losses in the clients of a super-shrink: 10 case studies, journal of pragmatic case studies, 11(3): 154-201.
Hansen, B. & Lambert, M. J. (2014, August). Mechanisms of change in rapidly responding clients. panel on mechanisms of change, American Psychological Association (APA), Washington, DC.
vlass, e., hansen, b., lambert, m. (2015). An Interpretative Phenomenological approach to the Patient and Therapist Experience, International Congress of Cognitive Psychotherapy (ICCP), Hong Kong.
gilliland, R., bluestar, j., hansen, b., carpenter, b. (2015). relationship attachment styles in a sample of hypersexual patients, journal of sex and marital therapy, 41(6): 581-592
HANSEn, B., PEDERSEN, T., OKIISHI, J., GOLIGHTLY, T. (2011). An Empirical Investigation of National Depression Screening Day: Treatment Effects. Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Denver, Co.

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