Meet Becky Verbansky | Solutions by Becky

Becky Verbansky, M.S., L.M.F.T.

Welcome! I’m really glad you’re here.

If you’ve found your way to this page, there’s a good chance you’ve been carrying a lot for a long time. You may be high‑functioning, responsible, and capable on the outside, while quietly overwhelmed, grieving, or exhausted on the inside.

I want you to know from the start: you don’t have to perform here. You don’t have to explain away your pain. You’re allowed to show up exactly as you are.

Why This Work Is Personal

My path to becoming a therapist was shaped by lived experience long before it was shaped by formal training.

I grew up in a divorced family, learning early about the complexity of relationships, attachment, and loss. Later, I experienced one of the most devastating forms of grief — the suicide of a close family member. The confusion, heartbreak, and unanswered questions that followed changed me forever.

Those experiences taught me how vital it is to have someone who can sit with pain without trying to fix it, rush it, or minimize it.

Healing didn’t come from being told to “move on.” It came from being truly seen, heard, and held with compassion.

That understanding lives at the heart of my work today.

My Clinical Background

I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with over 24 years of experience practicing in both Arizona and California.

Over the years, I’ve worked in a wide range of settings — schools, non‑profits, hospitals, and higher education — and have served as a therapist, Clinical Director, Supervisor, and professor.

While I bring extensive training and clinical expertise to my work, I don’t believe healing happens through credentials alone.

It happens through presence, attunement, and safety.

A Therapist Who Understands from the Inside Out

Alongside my professional experience, I bring deep empathy shaped by my own life.

I’ve navigated trauma, disenfranchised grief, chronic illness, and the emotional complexity of raising a high‑needs child. I understand what it feels like to hold it together for everyone else while quietly unraveling inside.

Because I’ve lived these realities, my approach is grounded, compassionate, and deeply human.

With me, you have permission to:

Say the things you’ve kept hidden
Feel what you’ve had to suppress
Slow down your nervous system
Be fully seen without judgment

This is where real healing begins.

A Gentle Invitation

My goal is simple: to offer a safe, compassionate space where you can heal, grow, and reconnect with your resilience.

You deserve more than survival. You deserve relief, clarity, and a sense of internal steadiness.

If you’re ready to take the next step — whether through ongoing therapy or a more focused healing experience — I’d be honored to walk alongside you.

No, it’s not just you and you don’t have to do this alone.

Education

Master of Science, Psychology

California State University,

San Bernardino, California 2003

Bachelor of Arts, Psychology

California State University,

San Bernardino, California 2001

Associate of Arts, General

Glendale Community College,

Glendale, Arizona 2001

Licensing Info

License #: 43933

License State: California

License #: 15564

License State: Arizona

Specialized Training

2025: EMDR Therapy & Attachment-Focused Trauma Therapy for Adults (AFTT-A) Part 2
2025: EMDRIA Certified Therapist
2025: EMDR Therapy & Attachment-Focused Trauma Therapy for Adults (AFTT-A) Part 1
2025: EMDR Grief Protocol
2024: EMDR for Grief & Loss
2024: Multicultural Awareness & Diversity: Powerful Strategies to Advance Client Rapport & Cultural Competence
2023: 2-Day SPACE (Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions) Training Workshop with Eli Lebowitz, Ph.D.
2023: Telehealth: Legal & Ethical, Insurance, and Technology Update
2023: Flash Technique: Basic Principles and Protocols with Phillip Manfield
2023: EMDR Training Course Integrating EMDR into your Clinical Practice
2023: Ethical Principles in the Practice of California Mental Health Professionals
2022: Ethical Principles in the Practice of Arizona Mental Health Professionals
2022: Ethical Principles in the Practice of California Mental Health Professionals
2022: Pure O" OCD Subtypes: How to Identify and Treat Them
2021: 4-day Intensive Ex/RP for OCD Workshop with Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety at Perelman School of Medicine | University of Pennsylvania
2021: 1-day Ex/RP for Pediatric OCD Workshop with Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety at Perelman School of Medicine | University of Pennsylvania
2021: California Legal and Ethical Issues for Mental Health Clinicians
2020: Treating Health Anxiety
2020: Counseling Emergency First Responders in a Culture of Mental Toughness
2020: Coping with COVID-19: Tips to Help Children and Families
2020: Law & Ethics Code of Ethics Part 1 & 2
2020: Treating Insomnia: Transdiagnostic Clinical Strategies to Optimize Sleep & Improve Outcomes in Clients with PTSD, Anxiety, Depression & Chronic Pain
2019: Legal and Ethical Issues with Technology in Mental Health
2019: 2-Day: ADHD Certification Course
2019: Suicidality and Suicide Loss in Children and Teens: Prevent Suicide and Restore Hope to Kids Grieving After Traumatic Loss
2019: The Shame Spiral: Release Shame and Cultivate Healthy Attachment in Clients with Anxiety, Trauma, Depression and Relational Difficulties
2019: 2-Day: Anxiety Certification Course
2019: Law and Ethics course
2018: Ethical Principles in the Practice of Arizona Mental Health Professionals
2017: Anxiety, Worry & Panic: Effective Strategies to Calm the Anxious Mind, Ten Best-Ever Anxiety Treatment Techniques
2017: California Legal and Ethical Issues for Mental Health Clinicians
2016: 2-Day: Dialectical Behavior Therapy AND Advanced Dialectical Behavior Therapy
2015: Attachment & Emotional Regulation
2014: Culturally Responsive Services for Latinos
2014: Solution Building for Couples
2014: Module 5: Infidelity Speaker(s): John M. Gottman, Ph.D.; Julie Schwartz Gottman, Ph.D.
2013: Core Elements Trainer
2013: Therapeutic Crisis Intervention Trainer Certification
2013: Clinical Supervision: Legal and Ethical Issues
2011: Children and Adolescents Needs and Strengths Assessment Certification
2011: Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Seminar
2011: Completion of Transformational Leadership Training and 6 month research study
2010: Completed 15+ Clinical Supervision Continuing Education Units
2010: Children and Adolescents Needs and Strengths (CANS) Assessment Certification
2010: Therapeutic Crisis Intervention Certification
2009: Managing and Adapting Practice Therapist Certification
2005: Incredible Years Parenting, Curriculum Certified Group Leader
2004: Children and Adults with AD/HD (CHADD), Certified Parent to Parent Trainer
2000: House of Ruth, Volunteer Certification

Teaching Experience

2013-2014: Core Elements Trainer with EMQ Families First
2013-2014: Therapeutic Crisis Intervention Trainer with EMQ Families First
2006- 2009: 2005- 2009: San Bernardino Valley Community College, Adjunct Faculty, General Psychology & Developmental Psychology: Life-Span Development
2005- 2006: San Bernardino Valley Community College, Adjunct Faculty, General Psychology
2003-2004: Building a Generation, Preschool Staff Development Trainings, Attention Deficit Disorder in Children, Stress Management, Child Development, Behavioral Modification for Young Children, Caregiver Collaboration
2002-2003: CSUSB, Part-Time Faculty, Psychology 115: Psychological and Social Adjustment
2001: CSUSB Teaching Internship, Course: Psychology of Violence and Women, “Domestic Violence in Cross Cultural Perspective”