Therapist profile
Samantha Whelan, LPC
LPC - relationship and family concerns
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- CBT informed
- Motivational interviewing
- Mindfulness work
About Samantha
Samantha Whelan is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor - licensed in Oklahoma with 14 years of experience. She focuses on relationship and family concerns along with stress, anxiety, addiction, parenting, grief, and mood disorders. Samantha frames work around practical skills and clear next steps rather than vague promises.
Samantha took time away from full-time practice to raise her two children while continuing continuing education. That time shaped how she understands everyday family life and the strains people bring into therapy. She writes and talks plainly about what gets in the way of change and what small steps can move things forward.
Her work blends client-centered methods with cognitive behavioral ideas and motivational interviewing. That means sessions often focus on understanding where someone is in the process of change, naming unhelpful patterns, and testing concrete behavior changes. Mindfulness and psychodynamic perspectives also inform how she notices feelings and past patterns shaping present relationships.
She has substantial experience supporting people who have faced addiction and complex life stressors. In practice she offers direct feedback, coping strategies, and skills for communication and emotion regulation. She also draws on coaching-style techniques when clients want practical, goal-focused work.
Samantha asks clients to identify what they want to change and then outlines steps to get there. Sessions emphasize clear goals, repeated practice, and problem-solving for real-life family and relationship situations. Her approach is steady and straightforward, aimed at usable tools for everyday life.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Samantha commonly uses client-centered methods and cognitive behavioral therapy in her work. Client-centered work emphasizes listening, reflecting, and following the client's goals so sessions focus on what matters to the individual. CBT looks at patterns of thinking and behavior and tests practical changes that reduce stress, anxiety, and mood symptoms.She also uses mindfulness techniques to help notice emotional and bodily signals, and motivational interviewing to support readiness for change. These approaches help with addictions, relationship difficulties, parenting stress, and coping with life transitions by offering clear exercises and short-term experiments.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist and client will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or has not worked before. They will then choose methods to try and adjust them over time in collaboration.
Session formats are not listed in the supplied biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can still fit into everyday life by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins during busy days, and making it easier to schedule consistent appointments around parenting and work commitments.
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Experience
14+ years
Listed in
Oklahoma, Alabama, New Hampshire, Arizona
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What family and relationship concerns does she address?
She works with relationship strain, family problems, parenting stress, infidelity, and communication difficulties among other family-related concerns.
What kind of therapy style does she use?
She blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral techniques and motivational interviewing to focus on practical changes and clearer communication.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 14 years of professional experience, including work with addiction, mood disorders, and complex life stressors.
What credentials and location apply to her practice?
She is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor - licensed in Oklahoma and practices from that state.
Does she provide sessions in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are session formats arranged?
Confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats are offered for scheduling.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
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