Kelli Whiteaker, LMFT

Kelli Whiteaker is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in Washington with 18 years of experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, grief, and major life changes. Her approach is warm and straightforward, aimed at making hard conversations feel possible.

She creates an open space where thoughts and feelings can be shared without fear of judgment. Sessions focus on what matters most to the client and on small steps that lead to change. Kelli listens closely and offers practical tools people can use between appointments.

Kelli draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to help clients notice and shift unhelpful thinking patterns. She also uses client-centered practices to keep the work focused on the client's goals and values. Emotionally-Focused Therapy and narrative ideas help untangle painful relationship and attachment patterns when those come up.

Her work often includes solution-focused strategies to identify concrete next steps and cope with immediate stressors. She supports people through grief and loss with steady presence and attention to pacing. Kelli is comfortable addressing panic, social anxiety, and mood-related concerns.

Sessions are offered in English and are provided via remote formats. She is licensed in Washington and Oregon and brings nearly two decades of clinical experience to each meeting. Kelli aims to empower clients while keeping the process practical and reachable.

How therapeutic approaches work online

CBT, or cognitive behavioral therapy, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-life experiments. It helps with anxiety, panic attacks, mood shifts, and everyday stress by teaching clear skills people can practice between sessions.

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening, empathy, and following the client's pace. It helps people feel heard and builds a trusting working relationship that supports change. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) looks at emotional patterns in relationships and attachment; it can help people name and shift core emotions that keep problems repeating.

Kelli will work together with each person to decide which approach or mix of approaches fits best. That decision is based on the client's goals, preferences, and the problems they bring. The plan can change as needs evolve and progress is made.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video suits deeper conversational work, phone can be easier when bandwidth is low, live chat is helpful for brief check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and try approaches that match a client's schedule and comfort.