About Verda
Dr. Verda Bradley is a licensed clinical social worker with 30 years of practice in California. She helps people who are overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, addiction concerns, relationship strain, and self-esteem struggles.
Her approach is grounded in steady support and practical steps for everyday problems. Her work draws on methods that focus on the person and their goals. She uses client-centered ways to listen and shape sessions around what matters most to each client.
How Verda works
She also applies cognitive behavioral techniques to spot patterns that keep problems going and to try different responses. Dr. Bradley has long experience in mental health, family services, criminal justice settings, and recovery programs.
She has run bereavement groups for several years and brings that group work experience into individual sessions when it fits a person’s needs. Common issues she addresses include caregiver stress, codependency, communication and control problems, and family of origin wounds. She also supports people facing grief, end-of-life concerns, guilt, and shame, and those seeking clearer life purpose in midlife.
Sessions are practical and paced to match what a person can manage. Dr. Bradley favors straightforward conversation, mindfulness strategies, and motivational interviewing to help people make changes they want.
She works in English and sees clients within California as well as international clients through online formats.
Verda lists 7 ways of working on the entry:
What Verda works with
The areas below are the ones Verda selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 30 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
Approaches that guide online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and building a working relationship. The therapist follows the person's lead, helping them name priorities and make choices that fit their life. This approach is useful for people who need steady support and clearer goals.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and tries practical steps to change them. It often involves small experiments and new ways of reacting to stress, which can help with anxiety, mood, and habit patterns.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy pays attention to how emotions shape interactions and personal choices. It helps people notice their emotional responses, name unmet needs, and practice different ways of connecting or setting boundaries.
Finding the right approach is a joint process. The therapist will talk with the person about goals, preferences, and which methods feel most useful. Together they check what works, adjust the plan, and use tools from different approaches as needed.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people use face-to-face interaction while phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging offer brief check-ins or ongoing written support during the week. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to keep contact between sessions.
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