About Willie
Willie Whited is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with more than 31 years of clinical experience in Georgia. He holds a master’s degree in Guidance and Counseling and has worked in mental health settings since 1980. His practice focuses on listening closely and helping people make practical changes they can keep doing after sessions end.
Willie has long experience supporting people with anxiety, stress, depression, bipolar disorder, and addiction concerns.
Background and approach
He has also worked with trauma and abuse, sleep problems, anger, and issues around self‑esteem and intimacy. His background includes work with adults and a decade of community and facility work with children and adolescents. His approach centers on each person’s needs and motivations.
He blends methods from cognitive behavioral therapy with acceptance and commitment ideas, attachment‑based thinking, dialectical behavior techniques, and a client‑centered stance. Sessions aim to be straightforward and goal oriented so clients leave with clear next steps. Willie has worked with co-occurring mental health and substance use conditions and has been recognized for community leadership work.
He uses practices aligned with established clinical guidance and adapts them to what a person finds most useful. People who appreciate direct guidance, practical skills, and thoughtful listening may find his style helpful. He encourages steady progress and supports clients as they address life changes, grief, parenting challenges, and relationship or intimacy concerns.
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and then take action that aligns with their values. This can be useful for anxiety, stress, and questions about life purpose. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors, which is often helpful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and managing impulses. Attachment‑Based Therapy looks at patterns in relationships and helps people change how they connect, which can relieve loneliness, jealousy, or intimacy struggles.Choosing the right approach is part of treatment. The therapist works collaboratively to identify which methods fit a person’s goals and preferences. Sessions may combine these approaches over time so the work meets changing needs.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text‑based messaging. Video calls let people work face to face when schedules allow. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a shorter break. Live chat and messaging offer ongoing check‑ins and tools between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and keep momentum between appointments.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Experience
- 31 years
- Licensed
- Georgia
- Languages
- English
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