Dr. Wendy Whinnery, LMHC
Anger-aware clinician who teaches practical skills
Explore online therapy optionsWorks with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
How Wendy works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- New York
- Years in practice
- 10
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Wendy
Dr. Wendy Whinnery is a licensed mental health counselor based in New York. She has ten years of clinical experience and focuses on helping people manage strong emotions like anger, stress, and anxiety.
She aims to create a calm, nonjudgmental space where someone can begin to talk through immediate concerns and learn practical skills. She emphasizes a person-centered stance, treating each client as the expert on their own life. That means sessions start with listening and building trust before moving to skill work.
Background and approach
Dr. Whinnery also draws on cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior ideas when they fit the person's needs. Her background includes training and advanced study in counseling and supervision, with an emphasis on trauma and grief work.
She has experience supporting people with depression, bipolar concerns, trauma, substance challenges, and questions about gender and sexuality. Military-family experience is part of her background and informs how she understands stress and transition. In sessions she blends listening with concrete tools.
That can include identifying unhelpful thinking patterns, practicing emotion regulation skills, and setting small achievable goals. The approach aims to reduce overwhelm and build confidence in handling triggers. People who choose her often want a warm therapist who also teaches skills.
She meets clients where they are and helps them set the next manageable steps toward feeling steadier.
What Wendy works with
Everything Wendy lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Wendy's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Gender dysphoria
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Personality disorders
- Sexual dysfunction
Approaches Wendy lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches for managing strong emotions online
Dr. Whinnery uses person-centered work to begin. That means sessions start with listening and building a trusting connection so clients feel heard. This approach helps when someone needs to process feelings and decide what change would look like for them.She also brings in cognitive behavioral therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-world changes. CBT is useful for anxiety, anger, and depression because it links thinking patterns to feelings and behavior. Dialectical behavior therapy skills are used when emotion regulation and distress tolerance are goals; these are concrete strategies to reduce reactivity and improve coping in intense moments.
Choosing the right method is a collaborative process. She will talk with each client about goals, try different tools, and adjust the plan as needed. Clients shape the pace and focus so therapy fits their life and priorities.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make ongoing work easier to fit into daily routines. Video works well for deeper conversational work, phone can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or live chat can provide brief check-ins or homework support between sessions.
Questions people ask about Wendy
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, relationship problems, self-esteem, eating concerns, bipolar symptoms, ADHD, and parenting strain.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is person-centered and warm, with an emphasis on listening first. She also uses practical techniques from cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior approaches when they fit the client.
How much experience does she have?
She has ten years of clinical experience working in counseling and supervision roles and has focused study on trauma and grief.
What credentials and region are listed?
She is a licensed mental health counselor - LMHC - practicing in New York.
Which languages and international arrangements are supported?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients.
What session formats does she offer?
She meets via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different schedules and preferences.
How does payment or cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, then schedule based on the therapist's availability.