Brenda Ticknor, LMHC, LIMHP

Brenda Ticknor is a licensed mental health counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction concerns, relationship struggles, trauma, and depression. She writes and talks plainly so visitors can quickly understand what working with her looks like. Her first goal is to make the start of therapy feel manageable and direct. Brenda uses a mix of practical approaches to tailor sessions to each person's needs. She often draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to help people spot and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also uses client-centered techniques to keep conversations focused on a person’s priorities and values. Over 21 years of work, Brenda has supported people dealing with attachment and abandonment issues, body image concerns, codependency, and the stress of caregiving. She has experience addressing coping during illness or chronic pain and navigating complex relationship dynamics like commitment and communication problems. Her approach is collaborative and straightforward. Sessions tend to focus on clear goals, skill building, and short-term strategies that can be practiced between meetings. Mindfulness and elements of dialectical behavior therapy may be added to strengthen emotion regulation and tolerance skills. Brenda is licensed in Iowa and Nebraska as LMHC and LIMHP. She offers services from Nebraska and provides sessions in English, including options that work for people outside the U.S. The process begins with a short questionnaire and scheduling to match a good fit.

How Brenda’s Approaches Work Online

Brenda commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy and client-centered methods in online sessions. CBT helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors through exercises and homework, which works well for anxiety, depression, and stress. Client-centered therapy focuses conversations on what matters most to the person, letting the therapist follow the client’s pace and priorities.

She may also bring in dialectical behavior therapy skills when emotion regulation or intense reactions are a concern. DBT skills include techniques for managing strong feelings, improving tolerance for distress, and practicing better interpersonal effectiveness. Together these approaches give practical tools and clearer steps to try between sessions. Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Brenda will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That process often begins in the first few sessions and may adapt over time based on what helps most.

Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and screen-sharing for worksheets. Phone sessions work well when internet or bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging provide short check-ins, quick skill reminders, or flexible communication when schedules are tight. These options make it easier to keep consistent care and practice new skills in day-to-day life.