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Vernon Wiggins

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Vernon Wiggins, LPC, LMHC

Texas

Licensed counselor - relationships and stress

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Where Vernon stands

Credentials
LPC, LMHC
License
LPC, Texas / 79828; LMHC, Washington / LH61560733
NPI
1629505573
Experience
11 years
Languages
English
Location
Texas

About

  • CBT methods
  • Mindfulness work
  • Client-centered approach

About Vernon

Vernon Wiggins is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 11 years of post-licensure clinical experience in Texas. He works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, addiction, grief, and codependency. Sessions are conducted in English and Vernon uses straightforward, practical conversation rather than long theoretical explanations.

Vernon focuses on identifying the problems that matter most and addressing them directly. He combines client-centered listening with goal-oriented techniques. People who prefer clear feedback and concrete steps often find this approach helpful.

He draws from cognitive and behavioral ideas to change unhelpful thoughts and actions. He also uses existential questions to help people clarify values and priorities. Mindfulness and solution-focused strategies are used for short-term coping and problem solving.

Vernon has worked with people dealing with identity and sexuality questions, autism spectrum concerns, parenting stress, career transitions, and chronic illness. He also lists work with ADHD, trauma and abuse, and compassion fatigue among his focus areas. He aims to help clients notice patterns that keep them stuck and try alternative ways of responding.

Many clients are looking for help with boundaries, people-pleasing, or living around someone else’s unpredictable behavior. Vernon talks plainly about these patterns and helps people practice new responses. To begin, he asks practical questions, sets targets, and uses short measurable steps rather than vague promises.

How sessions work

How Vernon uses therapy approaches online

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on respectful listening and helping people feel heard. In practice this means the therapist reflects concerns, clarifies priorities, and follows the client’s lead while offering feedback. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to change patterns that cause stress or anxiety. Existential Therapy raises questions about values, meaning, and choice to help people decide what matters and act on it.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work with Vernon. He will discuss goals and preferences and try methods that fit the client’s situation. That decision is collaborative and can shift as problems change or progress is made.

Session format details are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into daily life, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and let clients use methods like between-session exercises and mindfulness practice at home. Licensed professionals can adapt CBT exercises, solution-focused tasks, and existential reflection to an online setting to keep progress practical and focused.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Also works with

AddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHoardingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

11+ years

Listed in

Texas, Washington

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Vernon work with?

He works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, addictions, grief, codependency, ADHD, and related concerns listed in his profile.

How would you describe his therapy style?

His style is direct and to the point. He emphasizes building a working relationship and then identifying specific issues to address.

How much clinical experience does he have?

He has 11 years of experience as an LPC and LMHC after initial professional work in mental health and education.

What are his credentials and where is he based?

He holds LPC and LMHC credentials and practices in Texas.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients work with him?

He does not accept international clients at this time.

How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?

Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin scheduling a session?

Click the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.

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