About me
Hello! My name is Samantha Whelan and I am an LPC currently licensed in Oklahoma, Alabama, and New Hampshire with 12 years of professional experience. I decided to take a sabbatical to raise my two children while continuing to keep up with professional development thru continuing education. During these years the ups and downs of everyday life with family, kids, and friends gave me more insight into personal life struggles than I could have acquired by only reading a textbook or sitting in my office. I consider it one of the greatest honors of my life to be able to help people who may be experiencing a personal, family, or relational challenge by providing support, practical feedback, skills-sets and tools that I have acquired in my many years of conducting group and individual psychotherapy sessions.
The majority of my professional counseling career was spent prior to the birth of my children. This period of intense focus on my development as a counselor provided me with the chance to develop the capacity to exhibit sympathy and accurate empathy when working with some of society's most challenging circumstances. During this critical time of professional growth, I had the distinct honor to work with people struggling with the grip of addiction and mental health challenges. Because of the bio-psycho-social nature of the disease of addiction, I was challenged to become competent in addressing a myriad of my clients social, emotional, spiritual, physical, legal, familial, and financial issues caused by the trauma of unhealthy habits and poor decision making. In couples counseling it is not just about you. The people with whom you share your life with on a daily basis: your spouse, significant other, children, and parents, all have an impact on your mental well-being.
It was during these early years that I developed my own personal style of counseling and psychotherapy. This style of therapy is deeply rooted in the discipline of cognitive behavioral therapy, behavioral theory, motivational interviewing, and client centered therapy . These styles allow both you, your partner, and I to work together during our therapy sessions. Family patterns of behavior influence the individual and therefore, may need to be a part of the treatment plan. In couples counseling the focus of treatment isn't just about the person, even if only one person seeks counseling, it is the set of relationships in which the person is impacted. I would also like to mention that I myself have been where you are. I have sought out couples counseling as well and as a counselor myself I had very high standards. I feel like this experience also gave me such great insight into what it felt like to be "on the other side of the desk" and I truly knew how it felt to be heard and validated and I hope that I can make my clients feel the same way.
It is my belief that most individuals fall somewhere along a continuum of change. Many times a person’s lack of awareness of where they might be placed on this continuum is a starting point for our counseling sessions. Change doesn't happen overnight. But, my hope for you is that we can find out what you would like to improve and find out what types of behavior change need to happen in order for you to accomplish your personal growth goals in a safe, confidential setting. Always remember your agenda is my agenda.
I look forward to working with you!
Specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationships
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem, Motivation
Trauma and abuse , Grief , Intimacy-related issues , Parenting issues , Anger management , Career difficulties , Bipolar disorder , Depression , Coping with life changes , Coaching , ADHD , Commitment Issues , Control issues , Read more...
Clinical approaches:
Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
Years of Experience: 14
Services offered
Messaging
Phone
Video
Licensing
AL LPC LPC02051
AZ LPC 22349
OK LPC LPC07275
Reviews
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Samantha Whelan. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with Regain might be different.
She has repeatedly appropriately addressed my concerns and I would highly recommend her.
I highly recommend Samantha she is caring she listens to me she has tremendously helped Us on our relationship but also me personally.
Samantha is very kind and down to earth. She can be brutally honest when the situation needs it, and that helped me work through some of my issues. I came to enjoy talking to her weekly. If I ever needed to come back, I would without a doubt choose her again.
Samantha has been truly amazing help fix our relationship. We have been with her for about a year and have improved tremendously. Whenever friends say they are having issues I always tell them to use this app to get help. Our relationship has been saved.
Samantha is insightful, diplomatic, an active listener, realistic, has real world experienced, non-judgmental, honest, and is a trust worthy counselor. She's applies realistic, objective, and achievable solutions to issues discuss. I feel that she will help me achieve my personal goals.
She is very understanding about both sides issues and finds a middle ground. She also hold each party responsible. She knows when to lay off a subject and when to push. I highly recommend her in marriage, relationship counseling.
Samantha has really helped my husband and I work through our problems communicating in our relationship. Thanks to her insight, we are communicating much better and helping each other meet our needs. Working with her has been a very reaffirming experience.
Samantha is really great at listening and quickly identifying areas that need to be addressed. My husband and I came in with worn out ears and tongues but Samantha rose to the challenge and has given us new tools and perspective that we've never experienced in over 20 years of friendship and marriage. We are so grateful for her help and support!
Samantha is great. I can really open up to her and I trust her guidance. I need long term support and I believe she’s the right person to give it.
Samantha is very professional.