About Whitney
Whitney Reichel is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with six years of clinical experience. She practices in Louisiana and focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, mood concerns, and relationship struggles. Whitney aims to make beginning therapy straightforward and nonintimidating for people who feel stuck or overwhelmed.
She creates a calm, judgment-free atmosphere where clients can talk through difficult feelings. Sessions focus on practical steps people can try between meetings.
How Whitney works
Whitney values honest conversation and works with each person to set realistic goals that feel meaningful to them. Her approach blends client-centered listening with structured tools when they help. She may use cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thinking and dialectical skills to manage strong emotions.
For people coping with trauma, she also uses EMDR and mindfulness-based practices as appropriate. Whitney supports work on self-esteem, codependency, grief, and anger, and addresses substance use concerns including drug and alcohol addiction. She also provides care for issues related to LGBT identity, HIV/AIDS, and women's issues.
Her practice includes attention to panic, post-traumatic stress, bipolar and other mood disorders. Sessions are offered in English and delivered online through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling through the site's process, after which sessions follow a subscription plan that can be canceled at any time.
Whitney lists 8 ways of working on the entry:
What Whitney works with
The areas below are the ones Whitney selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Impulsivity
- LGBT
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 6 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Louisiana |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
How therapeutic approaches work online
Client-centered therapy means Whitney centers sessions on the person's needs and priorities, using listening and reflection to help people name what matters. This approach helps when someone needs a supportive space to sort through feelings and make decisions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying new behaviors. It is useful for anxiety, depression, panic, and many everyday problems where thinking patterns get in the way of feeling better.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches practical emotion-regulation and distress-tolerance skills so strong feelings lead to fewer impulsive actions and better coping. It can be useful for managing anger, self-harm urges, and intense mood swings.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Whitney will discuss goals, try methods that suit those goals, and adjust the plan based on what is helpful. The process is collaborative and paced to each person's needs.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences. Video is good for a fuller conversation, phone can be easier when lower bandwidth is needed, and chat or text can be used for shorter check-ins or when typing feels more comfortable. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work and home life while keeping care consistent over time.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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