About Wendy
Wendy Chinn is a Licensed Professional Counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship problems, and ADHD-related concerns. She works with clients facing life changes, career decisions, and struggles with self-esteem. Wendy writes plainly and aims to make the first steps feel manageable for worried parents and individuals.
She earned a master’s degree in Counseling and Human Development from Radford University and holds bachelor’s degrees in Communications and Psychology from Virginia Tech.
Background and approach
Wendy has practiced for 15 years and has been licensed in Virginia since 2014. Her background includes work in public education, higher education, a personal agency, and religious settings. Wendy’s sessions combine client-centered listening with practical strategies from cognitive behavioral therapy and solution-focused methods.
She also draws on mindfulness and trauma-focused techniques when those fit the situation. In practice she asks about what brought someone in and what outcomes they hope to reach, then tailors steps to those goals. In a session she focuses on clear, small goals and skill building.
That might mean working on communication habits, routines that help attention and focus, managing grief, or coping skills for anxiety. She emphasizes skills people can use between sessions. Wendy offers help with family of origin issues, attachment concerns, codependency, shame and guilt, and recovery from traumatic events.
She aims to help people increase personal satisfaction and find practical ways forward.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and building understanding. In online sessions this means the therapist gives space for the client to explain what matters most and reflects that back so goals are clear. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors and teaches practical skills. Online CBT often uses short exercises, thought records, and behavior experiments that clients can practice between sessions.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences, and then suggest which methods to try first. This is a collaborative process and plans can change as progress is made.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different days and schedules. Video lets people work face to face from a distance while phone calls can be easier if bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, quick skill reminders, or when someone prefers typed communication. These options help fit therapy into work, family life, or school routines.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Narcissism
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Virginia, Oregon
- Languages
- English
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