- Stress and anxiety
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Evidence-based techniques
About Verna
Verna Tickle is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) in Washington with 20 years of experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and family concerns, and self-esteem challenges. She also addresses social anxiety and phobia and issues such as codependency and isolation.
Verna uses clear, practical methods to help people take small, manageable steps. Sessions focus on identifying patterns that keep someone stuck and on building everyday skills to cope. She leans on evidence-based techniques to shape each session around what a person needs right now.
Her style is collaborative and straightforward. She listens, asks focused questions, and offers tools clients can try between meetings. This includes ways to reduce anxious reactions, handle conflict, and rebuild confidence in social situations.
Over two decades she has helped adults facing life changes, grief, and substance problems. She draws from cognitive-behavioral strategies, mindfulness, strengths-based work, and solution-focused methods to guide practical change. Those approaches are used to address relationship stress, addiction concerns, and patterns like control issues or guilt.
People who work with Verna can expect clear goals and short-term skills alongside deeper personal work when needed. She asks about real-life obstacles and adapts tasks so progress fits into daily life. To begin, users follow the site's matching steps and schedule an initial session.
How evidence-based methods translate to online sessions
Evidence-based techniques such as cognitive-behavioral strategies are about spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. This approach helps with anxiety, social fears, and patterns like control issues by breaking problems into concrete steps to practice.Mindfulness-based methods focus on simple attention and breathing exercises that reduce reactivity. Those skills help when someone feels overwhelmed in social settings or notices physical symptoms of anxiety.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and try methods together to see what fits. Decisions about techniques are collaborative and can change as progress is made.
Confirm current session options before booking since formats are not specified in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and avoid travel time. Talk with the therapist about what will work best for scheduling, camera use, or shorter phone-style check-ins so sessions match everyday life.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Washington
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she work with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and family concerns, and self-esteem issues. Social anxiety and phobia are listed among her focus areas.
What is her approach in sessions?
Sessions use practical, evidence-based techniques such as cognitive-behavioral strategies and mindfulness. The work focuses on skills you can apply between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
She has 20 years of experience working with adults on life transitions, grief, substance concerns, and relationship difficulties.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker, LICSW, licensed in Washington.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can I work with her from another country?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule your first appointment.