Samantha Whelan, LPC - Therapist in Oklahoma

About Samantha

Samantha Whelan is an LPC who focuses on family and parenting concerns and related life stresses. She offers steady support and clear tools for parents who feel overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure how to help their family through change. Samantha writes and speaks plainly in sessions and aims to make therapy practical and relatable for busy families.

She brings 14 years of clinical experience and real-life parenting experience to her work.

Background and approach

Samantha stepped away from full-time practice to raise her two children and kept up with continuing education during that time. That period gave her new perspective on everyday family struggles that she now uses in sessions. Her earlier clinical work included helping people dealing with addiction and serious mental health concerns.

Those experiences shaped her ability to address problems that touch many parts of a person’s life - social, emotional, legal, and family matters. She learned to combine compassion with concrete skills and feedback. Samantha’s counseling style draws on cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, and client-centered techniques.

She likes to collaborate with parents and caregivers to set clear goals and small steps toward change. Sessions focus on practical strategies, communication skills, and ways to reduce stress at home. Clients can expect a straightforward, empathic approach that values their priorities.

Samantha is licensed professional counselor - LPC - and practices from Oklahoma. She works in a way that connects professional training with everyday family life.

How Samantha’s Approaches Work Online

Client-centered therapy puts the client’s goals and experience first. The therapist listens closely, reflects what she hears, and helps parents decide what matters most for their family. This approach is useful when someone needs validation and a partner in planning next steps.

Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, focuses on changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Samantha uses short exercises and practical homework to reduce anxiety, improve mood, and manage parenting stress. CBT is often helpful for worry, panic, mood shifts, and problem habits.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. She will collaborate with each client to choose techniques that match their needs, goals, and preferences. Sessions often blend methods so the work feels useful and doable for daily life.

Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy family routine. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions offer flexibility, and live chat or text-based messaging let parents check in between meetings. These options support continuity and regular practice of new skills without long travel or time away from home.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Mindfulness Therapy

Attention training: noticing thoughts and physical feelings as they arrive without being carried off by them. Much of it is practice you do yourself, so guidance over video or audio works much as it would in person.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Samantha address?

She works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and family issues, parenting, trauma, grief, depression, ADHD, bipolar and related mood and intimacy issues.

What is her therapy style like?

Her style is practical and collaborative. She uses client-centered care combined with cognitive behavioral and motivational techniques to set goals and teach skills.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She brings 14 years of professional experience, with significant earlier work supporting people with addiction and complex mental health concerns as well as later years balancing parenting and ongoing professional development.

Where is she licensed and based?

She is a licensed professional counselor - LPC - and practices from Oklahoma. Licensure details include AL LPC LPC02051 and AZ LPC 22349.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats does she offer?

She conducts sessions using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.

How is cost handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Addictions
Relationship issues

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

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

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