Samantha Whelan

Samantha Whelan is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) based in Oklahoma who focuses on helping people facing life transitions, relationship strain, and addiction-related concerns. She draws on practical skills and straightforward feedback to help clients manage anxiety, depression, parenting stress, grief, and the challenges of separation and divorce. Her approach aims to make therapy understandable and usable for everyday life.

Samantha spent much of her early career working with people dealing with addiction and complex mental health challenges. That time shaped her focus on how social, legal, familial, spiritual, and financial problems can interact with emotional difficulties. She uses that background to notice patterns and offer concrete steps forward when problems feel overwhelming.

Her work blends client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral techniques and motivational interviewing. She helps people notice thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going, and then practices new skills together in sessions. Mindfulness and psychodynamic ideas also inform her thinking when exploring deeper patterns and personal history.

Samantha has 14 years of professional experience and holds licenses as an LPC. She has taken time away from full-time practice to raise her children while keeping up with continuing education. That mix of clinical work and parenting life informs how she supports people through everyday stressors.

Therapy with Samantha is collaborative. She focuses on the goals a person brings and works step-by-step toward realistic change. People who want clear tools, practical feedback, and steady support during major life shifts often find her style helpful.

How Samantha’s approaches work with online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely and following the client's priorities. It helps people feel heard and shapes sessions around what matters most to them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts and behaviors keep problems going and uses practical exercises to change them, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve self-awareness, supporting stress and mood management.

Finding the right blend of approaches is part of the work. Samantha will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. She tailors the mix over time, checking in about what is helping and adjusting tools or strategies as needed.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know which online formats are offered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, avoid travel time, or use shorter check-ins when useful. It also allows practicing skills between sessions in real-life settings and bringing those experiences back to work on during meetings with a licensed professional.