- Years in practice
- 24
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- Washington, Florida
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Wendi
Wendi Cancilla is a licensed mental health counselor with 24 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, and trauma. She works with individuals facing grief, addiction issues, anger, sleep problems, and self-esteem concerns. Wendi also supports people coping with career changes, compassion fatigue, and ADHD-related struggles.
Wendi offers straightforward, practical help rather than jargon. She listens first, then focuses on steps clients can try between sessions. Sessions often include skill practice, problem-solving, and short-term goals that fit day-to-day life.
Background and approach
Her background includes long experience with survivors of abuse, people with chronic illness or caregiver stress, and those adjusting after major life events. She also supports adults who grew up with parental substance use and parents navigating pregnancy and postpartum challenges. Wendi draws on work with a wide range of concerns, from chronic pain to communication problems.
Wendi commonly uses cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also uses solution-focused work to set clear, achievable goals and motivational interviewing to build readiness for change. Trauma-focused methods guide work when past events are a central issue.
Her style is calm and direct. She helps people map a path forward and practices the tools she teaches in sessions. Wendi is based in Washington and conducts online sessions in English for people within her licensing scope.
What Wendi works with
Everything Wendi lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Wendi helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Grief
- Sleeping disorders
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- HIV / AIDS
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Wendi lists
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- 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.
How remote approaches and methods can help
Wendi commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy and trauma-focused work when meeting with clients online. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can reduce anxiety and improve sleep or mood. Trauma-focused therapy helps people process distressing events and build coping skills to manage triggers and intrusive memories.She also draws on motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques to support change and set practical goals. Motivational interviewing helps people find internal reasons for change and increase commitment. Solution-focused work breaks big problems into small, achievable steps so progress is clear and measurable. Choosing an approach is collaborative - the therapist and client together decide what fits the person’s goals and needs and adjust as work progresses.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow visual cues and a fuller session experience, while phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or when a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, practicing skills between sessions, or fitting support into a busy day. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, and other obligations.
Questions people ask about Wendi
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, parenting questions, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, anger, sleep problems, self-esteem, career shifts, depression, ADHD, and related issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses a practical, supportive style that focuses on clear steps, skill practice, and short-term goals tailored to daily life.
What is her professional background?
Wendi has 24 years of clinical experience working with people facing trauma, chronic illness, caregiver stress, and complex life transitions.
What credentials and location apply to her practice?
She is a licensed mental health counselor, LMHC, practicing in Washington with licensure in FL LMHC and WA LMHC documented.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Care is provided via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to therapist availability.
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