Dr. Verda Bradley, LCSW
California · 30 years in practice
Dr. Verda Bradley is a licensed clinical social worker with thirty years of experience helping people handle hard moments.
License and registration
- LCSW, California
- LCS10336 · expires November 2026
- NPI
- 1720606106 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 30
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Verda
Dr. Verda Bradley is a licensed clinical social worker with thirty years of experience helping people handle hard moments. She practices from California and focuses on reducing stress, anxiety, addiction-related concerns, relationship strain, family issues, and self-esteem struggles.
Her work is grounded in listening and building a trusting connection with each person who reaches out. Bradley uses practical, straightforward methods in sessions. She helps people notice patterns that cause pain and learn new ways to respond.
Background and approach
That might include talking through difficult feelings, trying new coping skills, or focusing on clearer communication in tense relationships. Her background includes work in mental health, child protection and family services, criminal justice settings, and recovery programs. She has led a bereavement group for several years and brings experience supporting people facing loss and end-of-life concerns.
This range informs a down-to-earth approach to complex problems. Therapy sessions tend to be collaborative and paced to the person's needs. Dr.
Bradley often combines client-centered listening with tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness to address thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Motivational interviewing is used when people are weighing change or struggling with addictive patterns. Clients come for help with caregiver stress, codependency, communication problems, control issues, guilt and shame, and finding life purpose.
She also supports people coping with disasters, impulsivity, isolation, and midlife questions. The aim is clearer thinking and better day-to-day functioning, one step at a time.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Verda lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- 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-harm
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Verda names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How therapy approaches fit into online care
Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people understand and change patterns in how they express emotions. It is useful when feelings lead to repeated conflicts or distance in important relationships. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes being heard and respected; the therapist offers a warm, nonjudgmental space so a person can find their own solutions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect and teaches practical steps to shift unhelpful patterns.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't worked before. From there she blends methods in a way that fits the situation and adjusts over time based on what helps most.
Online therapy offers several flexible ways to meet. Video calls let conversation and nonverbal cues guide the work, phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging allow brief check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives while keeping the focus on practical progress and emotional understanding.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does she commonly address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and family problems, and self-esteem issues. Additional focuses include caregiver stress, codependency, grief, and finding life purpose.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is collaborative and practical. Sessions combine listening with hands-on strategies like thought work, mindfulness practice, and steps toward better communication.
What relevant experience does she bring?
She has thirty years of clinical experience in mental health, child protection, family services, criminal justice, and recovery settings. She also facilitates a long-running bereavement group.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in California. Those are the credentials provided for this profile.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and the therapist accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin therapy?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. Then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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