- CBT methods
- Mindfulness practice
- Solution-focused work
About Wendy
Wendy Chinn is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Virginia with 15 years of experience. She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, career concerns, depression, relationships, family matters, self-esteem, coping with life changes, and ADHD, along with related issues such as attachment, codependency, and guilt and shame.
Wendy trained at Radford University, earning a master’s degree in Counseling and Human Development, and holds bachelor degrees in Communications and Psychology from Virginia Tech. She has been licensed in Virginia since 2014 and has worked in public education, higher education, a private agency, and a religious setting.
Her style blends client-centered listening with practical strategies. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, solution-focused techniques, mindfulness, and trauma-focused methods as the situation calls for. Sessions typically focus on understanding what brought someone to counseling and clarifying goals.
In practice she aims to help people develop clearer plans and new coping skills. That can mean learning ways to manage anxious thoughts, practicing mindful responses to painful memories, or testing small steps toward a career or relationship change. She also addresses family of origin issues, communication problems, and feelings of guilt and shame.
Wendy adjusts techniques to the person rather than following a rigid protocol. She works with adults on a range of life concerns and brings experience from multiple settings to inform practical, goal-oriented sessions.
How her approaches translate to online work
Wendy draws on Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to shape sessions. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on active listening and exploring what matters most to the person, helping clarify goals and choices. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at patterns of thought and behavior and offers concrete exercises to try between sessions to reduce unhelpful thinking.She also uses Mindfulness Therapy to teach simple attention and breathing practices that can reduce reactivity to painful memories or stress. Mindfulness is useful for managing anxiety, staying present during grief, and noticing the body’s reactions to guilt and shame.
Finding the best approach is collaborative. She will work with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and adjust the plan over time based on what helps most.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people practice techniques in their everyday environment without traveling. Licensed professionals can use these features to help people move toward their stated goals.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
15+ years
Listed in
Virginia, Oregon
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, career and relationship concerns, depression, self-esteem, coping with life changes, ADHD, and related issues such as guilt and shame.
How would she approach feelings of guilt and shame?
She combines client-centered listening with targeted techniques like cognitive behavioral and mindfulness strategies to help people understand and respond to guilt and shame.
What is her clinical background and experience?
She has 15 years of counseling experience and has worked in public and higher education, a private agency, and a religious setting.
What credential does she hold and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Virginia and has held that license since 2014.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not specify which formats are offered.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.