About Wanda
Dr. Wanda Boutte is a licensed clinical social worker with two decades of practice in California. She helps people who are dealing with anxiety, depression, grief, relationship strain, and stress.
Her manner is calm and straightforward, focused on practical steps people can use between sessions. Her approach blends several methods so sessions can match what each person needs. She uses cognitive behavioral ideas to address unhelpful thinking and behavior.
She also draws on acceptance and commitment strategies to help people clarify values and take small, value-driven actions.
Background and approach
Dr. Boutte brings 20 years of experience working with a wide range of concerns, including addictions, trauma and abuse, eating difficulties, sleep problems, parenting strain, and career or life transitions. She also addresses issues such as abandonment, blended family dynamics, caregiver stress, and prejudice and discrimination.
In sessions she emphasizes clear communication and practical tools. People can expect to talk through current problems, try focused exercises, and set realistic goals. She aims to make strategies understandable and usable in daily life.
Teletherapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Sessions are billed through a subscription that can be canceled at any time, and costs vary with location and therapist availability.
How her approaches translate online
Dr. Boutte often uses cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy in her work. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes to see what helps decrease anxiety or low mood. Acceptance and commitment therapy helps people name their values and take small actions that align with those values even when uncomfortable feelings remain.Choosing a method is collaborative. She will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they decide which strategies to try and adjust the plan over time based on what feels most helpful.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let people work face-to-face when discussion and visual cues matter. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging can support quick updates, practice between sessions, or ongoing coaching-style contact. These options make scheduling more flexible for work, caregiving, or other commitments.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- First responder issues
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intimacy-related issues
- Jealousy
- Parenting issues
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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