Specialties: Adolescents, Children, Young Adults. Anxiety, Depression, OCD, Trauma, Life Transitions, Pornography Recovery, Suicidality
Education: Master of Social Work-Advanced Standing, University of Utah, 2024.
Modalities: Whittney is trained in and utilizes Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Mind-Body Bridging, Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) and Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT). She uses principles from narrative therapy, Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT-both individual and couples), Structural Family Therapy, Bowenian and Experiential Therapies. She is also trained in CAMS (Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality).
Experience:
- Employment and Internship with Family Services in Provo, Utah. Providing outpatient assessments, therapy, and support to adolescents, adults, children, and families experiencing mental health- and family system-related challenges. She collaborated with individuals, families, groups, and couples.
- Worked as a hospice social worker as an undergraduate. Worked with grief and loss issues as well as trauma and strength-based approaches.
Therapeutic Approach:
- My therapy approach is client-centered, valuing authenticity and supporting client-determined values. I utilize various evidence-based practices which are trauma informed, including, as mentioned above, (CBT), (DBT), (ACT), (ERP), and (EFT)
- Every person is of value and has innate self-worth. I believe that the keys to personal growth and resolution reside within each person. I love joining people on their growth journeys and supporting them as they find ways to improve the quality of their lives. I feel that as people learn hard things, with a little extra support, they will acquire the growth and skills to help them throughout the remainder of their lives. I would love to help you get to that point. One of my favorite parts of my job is helping people recognize their own strengths, and I cannot wait to learn what yours are.
About Me: Whittney grew up in Northern California and loves to be outside enjoying the sun. She has lived in Utah on and off since 2020. She loves traveling, dancing, swimming, ice-cream, camping, fishing, baking, and getting to know new people and being around loved ones.