About Greta
Dr. Greta Willoughby uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people manage stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, low self-esteem, and major life changes. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 25 years of experience in Georgia.
Her approach is practical and grounded, aimed at helping people take manageable steps toward feeling better. She brings long experience supporting adults through illness and caregiving demands. That includes helping people accept physical limitations and cope with chronic pain or long-term health challenges.
How Greta works
Greta also addresses compassion fatigue and the emotional strain that comes with prolonged caretaking roles. Her work often focuses on the impact of family of origin, abandonment, and dependent personality patterns on daily life. She helps people untangle codependency, financial stress, and the isolation that sometimes follows major life transitions.
Greta also supports those facing aging concerns, hospice and end-of-life issues, and the emotional effects of cancer. Sessions tend to be practical and conversational. She helps clients identify strengths, set small goals, and develop skills to manage symptoms.
The emphasis is on steady progress rather than quick fixes. Greta encourages people to take the first step toward change at their own pace. She helps clients sort priorities and build routines that match their values.
Her style is steady, compassionate, and focused on solutions that fit each person’s life.
What Greta works with
The areas below are the ones Greta selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Family of origin issues
- First responder issues
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 25 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Georgia |
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Online support options
How evidence-based approaches work online
Evidence-based therapeutic techniques are practical ways to change thoughts, behaviors, and daily routines. One common approach focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing them against real-life evidence to reduce anxiety and improve mood. This helps with worry, low self-esteem, and stress that interferes with daily life.Another useful method teaches concrete coping skills and pacing strategies for people dealing with chronic illness, caregiving, or compassion fatigue. These techniques break tasks into smaller steps and build sustainable routines that reduce overwhelm and preserve energy.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist and client review goals, try methods, and adjust what isn’t working. Greta helps people choose techniques that match their needs, preferences, and life circumstances rather than applying one fixed method.
Online formats like video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives. Video is useful for deeper conversation and visual cues, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging can support quick check-ins or ongoing skill practice between sessions. These options provide flexibility so people can maintain continuity of care around work, caregiving, or health constraints.
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