Verna Tait is an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist who brings both professional expertise and profound personal understanding to her work with clients healing from childhood trauma, addiction, and relationship challenges. She is particularly passionate about helping individuals reconnect with their innate resilience as they process early wounds that often underlie current struggles. With a deep appreciation for each person's unique journey, Verna creates a therapeutic environment characterized by warmth, sincere acceptance, and unwavering belief in clients' capacity for transformation.

Her therapeutic approach integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing within a trauma-informed framework. This evidence-based foundation is enriched by her incorporation of inner child work and other healing modalities that address the emotional roots of presenting concerns. Verna meets each client where they are, focusing on strengths, cultivating hope, and fostering practical change while honoring the deeper healing processes that unfold at their own pace. Her style balances compassionate exploration with actionable strategies for growth.

With a Master's degree in the counseling field and the wisdom gained through her own healing journey, Verna brings a unique blend of professional knowledge and lived experience to her therapeutic practice. She believes this combination allows her to connect with clients on a level that transcends purely academic understanding, offering authentic empathy alongside clinical skill. As an Associate MFT working under the supervision of Ashley Nelson, LMFT, she benefits from regular professional consultation that enhances her therapeutic effectiveness.

Outside the therapy room, Verna finds joy and renewal through dancing, which brings her a sense of vitality, freedom, and deep connection to her body and spirit. She cherishes time spent with her adult children, who continue to be her teachers and companions on life's journey. Her natural curiosity about human behavior expresses itself in her enjoyment of people-watching, where she finds herself wondering about the stories behind the behaviors she observes—an interest that continuously deepens her compassion for the diversity of human experience.

• Verna brings a trauma-informed approach to therapy that helps clients gently navigate childhood wounds and deep emotional pain, recognizing that healing unfolds at each person's unique pace within a foundation of safety and respect.

• Her work with addiction is informed by both clinical expertise and personal understanding, addressing not just behavioral symptoms but the emotional roots that sustain dependency patterns.

• Verna specializes in helping couples rebuild connection and trust by addressing communication breakdowns, unresolved hurts, and patterns of codependency that have damaged the relationship.

Supervised By: Ashley Nelson, LMFT, MFC #130332