- Client-centered focus
- Skills and insight
- Trauma-informed support
About Brenda
Brenda Wicks is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in California with 23 years of experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, and parenting pressures. She also supports people facing career changes, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and trauma-related challenges.
Her approach is warm and interactive. Brenda listens without judgment and treats each person with respect and sensitivity. She avoids stigmatizing labels and focuses on the person in front of her.
Brenda draws on Client-Centered Therapy to keep sessions focused on each person’s experience and goals. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to build emotional regulation. Mindfulness techniques and Emotionally-Focused Therapy ideas are used when helpful for relationships and managing strong feelings.
In sessions Brenda tailors the conversation and plan to what a person needs right now. She blends practical skills, short-term strategies, and deeper work on patterns like attachment, abandonment, or codependency. She has substantial experience supporting people after traumatic events and with substance-related problems.
People can expect a collaborative, compassionate process that aims for clearer communication, better coping, and more stable routines. Brenda emphasizes small, achievable steps and ongoing review of what is working. To begin, prospective clients follow the site’s intake flow to match and schedule according to availability.
How Brenda’s approaches work in online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what matters most to you. It helps people feel heard and shape goals that match their values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and teaches practical strategies to change patterns that cause distress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, adds clear skills for managing intense emotions, improving distress tolerance, and strengthening interpersonal effectiveness.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work with each person to decide which combination of methods fits their needs, goals, and preferences. That decision is collaborative and can change over time as progress is reviewed.
If you are considering online sessions, confirm the current session options before booking. Many people find online work easier to fit into a busy life because it can remove travel time and allow appointments during lunch breaks or between obligations. Online work can also make shorter check-ins or skill-practice sessions easier to schedule. Talk with the therapist when you match to plan a session rhythm that fits day-to-day life.
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Experience
23+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Brenda address?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting concerns, addiction, trauma and related problems.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm, supportive, and interactive. She listens without judgment and works collaboratively on goals.
What is her professional background?
She has 23 years of experience working in a range of mental health settings and has substantial work with people affected by traumatic events.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a LMFT - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - practicing in California.
Which languages are sessions conducted in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with clients outside the United States?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.