About Laverne
Laverne Hoffler-Duckworth is a licensed counselor who works with people in Pennsylvania. She holds LPC and LMHC credentials and brings ten years of experience to her practice. She focuses on everyday struggles like anxiety, depression, stress, and relationship strains.
She also helps with issues such as addiction, parenting concerns, grief, and attention challenges. She favors practical, evidence-based methods that break big problems into smaller steps. Sessions are aimed at building clearer thinking, better emotional control, and healthier routines.
How Laverne works
She uses tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to help people manage symptoms and respond differently to stress. Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused Therapy also shape her work. Those approaches help people find motivation for change and set short-term, achievable goals.
This makes progress more visible and easier to maintain between sessions. Her practice emphasizes cultural awareness and respect for each person's background. She pays attention to how identity and context shape feelings about work, relationships, and purpose.
That outlook guides how she listens and suggests next steps. Appointments are offered through a range of online formats, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging. The goal is to make therapy fit daily life, so people can try approaches that feel useful and practical.
Laverne lists 4 ways of working on the entry:
What Laverne works with
The areas below are the ones Laverne selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Registers | LPC, LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Pennsylvania |
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Online support options
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical experiments. It helps with anxiety, depression, panic attacks, and everyday worries by teaching new ways to think and act. DBT, or Dialectical Behavior Therapy, teaches skills for managing intense emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness. It is useful for strong reactivity, anger, and chronic emotional distress.Motivational Interviewing supports people who feel stuck or uncertain about change by exploring ambivalence and building internal motivation. This collaborative style helps people set their own goals and take steps that match their values. The therapist will discuss these approaches with each person and help pick the best fit based on needs and preferences. The process is collaborative - work is adjusted as goals and circumstances evolve.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions are helpful when bandwidth is limited or for a focused check-in. Live chat and text messaging can support brief check-ins, reminders, and short problem-solving between scheduled sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep progress moving forward.
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