About Samantha
Samantha Whelan is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) offering practical help for people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, and relationship challenges. She writes plainly and listens closely to understand what clients hope to change. Samantha aims to make sessions useful and focused on real life concerns.
She has 14 years of experience and has spent time working directly with people affected by addiction and mood disorders. That work shaped how she approaches problems that touch many parts of life - family, work, finances, and health.
Background and approach
Samantha draws on that background when helping clients untangle complex situations. Her approach combines client-centered care with cognitive behavioral techniques and motivational interviewing. She uses clear tools and step-by-step techniques to identify patterns, shift unhelpful thoughts, and build new habits.
Mindfulness and psychodynamic ideas are woven in to help clients understand how past experiences affect current choices. Samantha says change is usually gradual. She helps people figure out small, manageable steps toward their goals and tracks progress along the way.
Sessions emphasize practical skills, honest conversation, and realistic planning so clients can test changes in daily life. Clients will find a counselor who values being heard and offers straightforward feedback. Samantha’s background as a clinician and as someone who has used therapy herself informs a supportive, down-to-earth style aimed at helping people move forward.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and making the client’s goals central to each session. The therapist offers empathy and reflection to help people clarify what matters most and to guide goal setting.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts influence feelings and behavior. It uses practical exercises and homework to change thinking patterns that fuel anxiety, depression, or unhelpful habits.
Mindfulness practices teach simple awareness skills that reduce reactivity and improve attention. These techniques can help with stress, cravings, panic, and mood regulation.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Samantha will collaborate with the client to pick methods that match goals, preferences, and the problem being addressed. That process can change over time as progress is made.
Online sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation, phone can fit into a busy day, live chat or text messaging can be shorter check-ins or ongoing support. These options make it easier to schedule therapy around work, family, and daily life while keeping treatment consistent.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 14 years
- Licensed
- Oklahoma, Alabama, New Hampshire, Arizona
- Languages
- English