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About Samantha

Samantha Whelan is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) based in Oklahoma with 14 years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, mood concerns, addiction struggles, relationship and family challenges, and issues related to attention and focus such as ADHD. Samantha aims to offer clear, practical support and tools that people can use between sessions.

Samantha spent much of her early career focused on addiction and co-occurring mental health concerns.

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Background and approach

That work helped her learn to address the many life areas addiction touches - emotional, social, legal, and financial. Those years shaped the straightforward, skills-focused style she uses today. She also stepped away from full-time practice to raise her children and kept up professional development during that time.

Parenting life gave her additional insight into everyday stresses and relationship strains that people bring to therapy. She draws on both clinical experience and real-life parenting challenges when she meets with clients. Samantha integrates client-centered therapy with cognitive behavioral therapy and motivational interviewing in simple, practical ways.

Sessions often include goal setting, problem-solving, and tools to change unhelpful thinking or habits. Mindfulness and psychodynamic ideas may also inform the work when useful. Her approach is collaborative - clients set the agenda and she offers feedback, skills, and accountability.

Samantha focuses on realistic steps toward change and on helping people find what fits their life. She wants clients to leave sessions with something they can try that week.

How Samantha Uses Talk Therapy Online

Samantha commonly combines client-centered work with cognitive behavioral therapy and motivational interviewing in online sessions. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening carefully and following the client's agenda, helping people feel heard and understood. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at patterns of thought and behavior and teaches practical skills to change them, which can help with anxiety, depression, ADHD-related challenges, and habit change. Motivational interviewing helps people clarify goals and strengthen motivation when they feel stuck or ambivalent about change.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Samantha treats therapy as a collaboration and will help clients decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and day-to-day life. She adjusts tools and pace based on progress and feedback so the plan stays useful and realistic.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video lets people use visual cues and longer discussions, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports shorter check-ins, and messaging works well for ongoing coaching and quick skill practice. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, family, and other responsibilities.
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Questions people ask

What kinds of problems does she help with?
Samantha works with stress, anxiety, depression, mood concerns, addictions, relationship and family problems, grief, trauma, parenting strain, and attention concerns such as ADHD.
What is her general therapy style?
She uses a practical, client-centered approach that blends cognitive behavioral techniques, motivational interviewing, mindfulness, and psychodynamic ideas to set goals and practice new habits.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 14 years of professional experience, including substantial work with addiction and co-occurring mental health challenges before taking time to raise her children.
What credentials and location apply to her practice?
She holds the LPC credential and practices from Oklahoma. She also has licensure history in Alabama and New Hampshire as noted in her background.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered?
Therapy can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on client preference.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability. Sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

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Experience
14 years
Licensed
Oklahoma, Alabama, New Hampshire, Arizona
Languages
English

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