Therapist profile
Wendi Cancilla, LMHC
LMHC in Washington - Stress and family concerns
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- CBT approaches
- Solution-focused work
- Trauma-informed care
About Wendi
Wendi Cancilla is an LMHC - Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Washington with 24 years of clinical experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, family-related issues, and related problems such as grief, anger, addictions, sleep trouble, and low self-esteem.
She works with adults who are coping with life changes, caregiver strain, chronic health challenges, or the long-term effects of early abandonment and adoption-related concerns. Wendi also addresses issues connected to ADHD, compassion fatigue, and concerns that arise around cancer or chronic pain.
Her style is straightforward and practical. Sessions typically include goal-focused conversations, problem-solving, and skills practice. She uses methods that help people notice patterns, test new behaviors, and manage symptoms in daily life.
Wendi draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to reframe unhelpful thinking. She uses solution-focused methods to set short-term goals and motivational interviewing to strengthen readiness for change. Trauma-focused work is used when past events are part of current difficulties.
Her experience includes supporting survivors of assault, veterans, and adults caring for others. She also helps people facing workplace stress, parenting strains around pregnancy and postpartum, and interpersonal conflicts that affect daily routines. To begin, readers are asked to confirm current session options before booking.
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How her approaches translate to online care
Wendi commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy and solution-focused methods in her work. Cognitive behavioral therapy helps people spot and change thinking patterns that feed anxiety or depression, and it often includes practice tasks to try between sessions. Solution-focused therapy concentrates on small, concrete goals and practical steps that can reduce stress and improve daily routines.She treats finding the right approach as a collaborative process. The therapist and client review needs, goals, and preferences together and adjust methods if something is not working. This lets sessions stay focused and relevant to what is happening at home or at work.
Confirm current session formats before booking since the biography does not list specific options. When arranged, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, shorten travel time, allow brief check-ins during a work break, or avoid the need to be on camera for every appointment. These practical benefits help people keep continuity of care while they manage family and life demands.
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Experience
24+ years
Listed in
Washington, Florida
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of family and parenting issues does she address?
She works with adults dealing with parenting strain, family dynamics, adoption and foster care concerns, and challenges that affect household relationships.
How would she describe her therapeutic approach?
Her style is goal-oriented and practical, using cognitive behavioral, solution-focused, motivational interviewing, and trauma-focused approaches to help people manage symptoms and try new strategies.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 24 years of experience working with adults on trauma, caregiver stress, addictions, and life transitions.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is an LMHC - Licensed Mental Health Counselor, licensed in Florida and Washington, and practices from Washington.
Can she work with non-English speakers or international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
Which session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the available formats are not specified in the biography.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to start working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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