About Wendy
Dr. Wendy Whinnery is a licensed mental health counselor in New York with ten years of clinical experience. She speaks plainly and listens closely to help people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, relationship strain, parenting challenges, and identity questions.
Her style aims to make a worried parent feel heard and understood from the first conversation. She draws on client-centered care to create a warm, respectful space. She also uses practical techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy when helpful.
How Wendy works
Motivational interviewing and solution-focused methods are added to help clients find manageable steps forward. Her background includes advanced training in counseling and a PhD in counselor education and supervision with a focus on trauma and crisis.
She combines that academic perspective with hands-on experience supporting people coping with trauma and abuse, compassion fatigue, bipolar disorder, personality concerns, eating and sexual function issues, and ADHD. She is familiar with veteran and armed forces issues through lived experience and volunteer leadership roles. Sessions are offered in English and take place online by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.
The practice uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time and pricing varies by location and therapist availability. New clients start by completing a short matching questionnaire and scheduling their first appointment. Dr.
Whinnery focuses on practical tools and steady support. She works to help each person identify goals and try small changes that add up over time.
Wendy lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
What Wendy works with
The areas below are the ones Wendy selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sexual dysfunction
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
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Online support options
Approaches and what online therapy offers
Dr. Whinnery uses client-centered work to create a respectful, nonjudgmental space where the client’s own experience guides each session. This approach focuses on listening, empathy, and helping people clarify what matters most to them.She also draws on cognitive behavioral therapy, which breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. CBT helps people spot unhelpful thinking patterns, try different responses, and practice new habits that reduce anxiety or low mood.
Dialectical behavior therapy techniques are used to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication. These skills are useful for managing intense emotions, improving relationships, and coping with high stress.
Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will work collaboratively to decide which methods fit a person's goals and preferences, and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet: video calls for a face-to-face feel, phone sessions when bandwidth or camera use is limited, live chat for shorter check-ins, and text-based messaging for ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to use formats that match comfort and practical needs.
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