Whitney Reichel, LCSW

Whitney Reichel is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in Louisiana. She has six years of clinical experience and focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, addiction concerns, low self-esteem, and mood-related challenges. Whitney aims to create a calm, nonjudgmental space where clients can speak openly and begin making changes that matter to them.

She uses straightforward, practical methods in sessions. Conversations often clarify what is most pressing and then move toward small, doable steps. Whitney helps people build coping skills, increase motivation, and strengthen confidence so daily life feels more manageable.

Her approach draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify and change unhelpful thinking patterns. She also uses client-centered techniques to keep sessions guided by the person’s concerns and DBT skills when emotion regulation and impulse control are important. EMDR and mindfulness-based exercises may be used when trauma symptoms or overwhelming stress appear.

Whitney offers support for a wide range of concerns including grief, relationship strain, codependency, substance use, panic attacks, post-traumatic stress, and issues tied to identity and women’s health. She also addresses complicated feelings like guilt, shame, emptiness, and struggles with forgiveness.

Sessions are conducted in English and include flexible online formats. Whitney works collaboratively with each person to set realistic goals and track progress, helping people move toward clearer thinking and steadier moods.

How these approaches translate to online therapy

Whitney often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing new ways of thinking and behaving to reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms. Sessions may include homework like simple behavior experiments and thought records to practice between meetings.

She also draws from Client-Centered Therapy, which emphasizes listening carefully and shaping sessions around each person's goals and pace. That approach is useful when someone needs acceptance, validation, and space to find their own solutions.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills are introduced when emotion regulation, impulse control, or crisis coping are priorities; these are practical tools people can use during stressful moments to reduce reactivity and stay grounded.

Finding the right method is part of the work. Whitney talks with each person about their goals, preferences, and daily life, and together they decide which approaches to try and how to adapt them for online sessions.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different routines. Video helps recreate a face-to-face conversation, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat works for quick check-ins, and messaging supports brief reflections or ongoing touchpoints between meetings. These options make scheduling more flexible and help people access consistent support despite busy or changing schedules.