About Vernon
Vernon Wiggins is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Texas. He brings 11 years of clinical experience to sessions and focuses on clear, direct work that helps people address stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, trauma, and relationship concerns. He values a straightforward approach.
Vernon aims to build a strong working relationship first, then identify specific problems to address. Sessions are practical and focused on real-life changes rather than abstract theory.
Background and approach
Vernon uses several approaches to tailor care. He draws on client-centered work to follow a person's goals, cognitive behavioral methods to change unhelpful thinking and behavior, and mindfulness techniques to help manage stress and mood. He combines these methods to fit each person’s needs.
Many people come to him for help with grief, self-esteem, coping with life changes, and addiction-related struggles. He also works with concerns around intimacy, sleep, career stress, and compassion fatigue. Vernon will talk through the most pressing issues and suggest small, manageable steps to try between sessions.
Sessions may include short skills practice, structured problem solving, and reflective conversation about values and choices. Vernon keeps language direct and hands-on so parents and busy adults can quickly grasp what to do next. He aims to help people feel steadier and more capable in daily life.
How therapeutic approaches fit with online sessions
Client-centered therapy focuses on what matters most to the person. The therapist listens carefully and follows the client's lead to set goals and priorities, which helps when life feels overwhelming or identity issues arise.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions. It uses practical exercises and homework to change unhelpful patterns, which can help with anxiety, depression, and ADHD-related struggles.
Mindfulness techniques teach simple ways to notice thoughts and bodily reactions without judgment. These practices can reduce stress, improve sleep, and support emotional regulation in daily life.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. That plan can adjust over time based on what helps most.
Online therapy offers flexibility for people with busy schedules. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation from different locations. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for quick updates, skill practice, or when writing feels easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to fit regular sessions into work, family, or school routines.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 11 years
- Licensed
- Texas, Washington
- Languages
- English
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