About Meredith
Meredith Whitmore is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Oregon. She focuses on common and sometimes overwhelming concerns like stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, trauma and abuse, and challenges with self-esteem. Meredith also helps people manage relationship issues, parenting strain, grief, ADHD, and life changes.
She prefers a straightforward, collaborative style. Sessions aim to be nonjudgmental and practical. Meredith listens, asks clear questions, and helps people set goals they can try between sessions.
How Meredith works
She describes therapy as a shared process with ups and downs as people face difficult truths. With three years of professional counseling experience, Meredith has worked in community health settings. That background exposed her to a wide range of situations and life stages.
She uses that experience to stay grounded and flexible when problems are complex. Meredith pays attention to everyday challenges like communication problems, chronic pain and illness, codependency, and coping after disasters. She can also support folks dealing with career uncertainty, feelings of emptiness, midlife questions, or issues related to military service and first responder roles.
People can expect encouragement alongside direct work on skills and coping strategies. Meredith aims to help clients notice progress and build momentum. Her approach is practical and empathetic, focused on what will help a person function better day to day.
What Meredith works with
The areas below are the ones Meredith selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 3 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Oregon |
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Online support options
How evidence-based techniques translate to online care
Many practitioners use evidence-based therapeutic techniques such as cognitive behavioral approaches, which focus on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety and depression. These methods break problems into manageable steps and teach practical skills people can use between sessions.Another common approach is trauma-informed work that helps people process difficult experiences at a pace they can handle. This often involves grounding exercises, pacing, and building coping skills to use when strong emotions arise.
Finding the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they adjust strategies over time so treatment fits the person’s needs and daily life.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls let people read facial cues and share in a near face-to-face format. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or to fit a break at work. Live chat and text-based messaging allow shorter check-ins, written reflections, and ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around busy schedules and changing circumstances.
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