Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Career difficulties
- Depression
How Brenda works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- California
- Years in practice
- 23
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Brenda
Brenda Wicks is a California-based licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with 23 years of experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, anger, depression, addiction, and life changes. Her manner is warm and supportive, and she focuses on practical steps people can use right away.
She meets people where they are and builds a plan based on individual needs. Sessions are interactive and conversational, with an emphasis on real-world tools.
Background and approach
She avoids stigmatizing labels and treats each person with respect and compassion. Brenda draws on several therapy methods to shape treatment. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Client-Centered approaches are used to address thinking patterns, intense emotions, and personal goals.
Mindfulness techniques and Emotionally-Focused Therapy ideas are offered when they fit the concern. She has experience across many issues that often come together, such as family stress, parenting strain, grief, relationship problems, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. She has also supported people through trauma and victims of violent crimes.
Her work includes helping people with intimacy-related concerns, body image, and codependency. Brenda aims to create brief, focused change while also offering longer-term support when needed. She tailors sessions to each person’s priorities and life situation.
If someone wants a therapist who listens carefully and gives practical options, she offers that kind of guided support.
What Brenda works with
Everything Brenda lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Brenda's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Brenda lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approach and online therapy options
Brenda uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thinking and try small behavior changes that reduce distress. CBT is useful for anxiety, anger, depression, and many everyday problems.She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills. DBT methods are practical when emotions feel overwhelming or conflicts keep repeating.
Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will ask about goals, challenges, and preferences and then recommend which methods to try first. Plans are adjusted as progress is made so the work stays focused and relevant.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different schedules and needs. Video lets people use visual cues for deeper conversation, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and messaging is useful for brief check-ins or ongoing support. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into a busy life.
Questions people ask about Brenda
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, addictions, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting and family problems, ADHD, bipolar concerns, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm, supportive, and interactive. Sessions focus on practical steps and respectful conversation rather than labels.
How much experience does she have?
Brenda has 23 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of concerns across multiple mental health settings.
What credentials and region apply?
She is a licensed marriage and family therapist, LMFT, practicing in California.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not taking international clients.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs.
How does cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to therapist availability.