About Whitney
Whitney Cox is a licensed clinical social worker with ten years of experience helping people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, and challenges with self-esteem. She works with adults, young adults, and teens who are navigating life changes, relationship strain, parenting concerns, or mood and attention differences.
Whitney offers a calm, direct presence and focuses on practical steps that people can use right away. Whitney earned a master's degree from the University of Connecticut School of Social Work and has a background in fine arts.
Background and approach
Her work history includes addiction counseling, community-based clinical roles, and school social work across levels of care. Those settings shaped how she helps people manage everyday problems and more complex concerns. Her style is warm and straightforward.
Sessions mix conversation with skill-building so people leave with tools they can use between meetings. She often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to look at thought patterns and behavior, and Motivational Interviewing to support change when people feel stuck. Whitney also draws on client-centered and mindfulness approaches to help people feel heard and to build repeated habits for coping.
She emphasizes short-term goals and practical strategies for managing anger, communication problems, codependency, and substance use issues. She supports LGBTQ clients and young adults through identity and life transitions. Whitney prioritizes respect and clear boundaries and has zero tolerance for hate or discrimination.
She encourages people who are nervous about starting therapy to take a small first step and she aims to make the process approachable and even occasionally lighthearted.
How therapeutic approaches work in online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person where they are. The therapist follows the client’s lead and offers empathy to help people gain clarity about goals and values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns and reduce symptoms like anxiety or low mood. Mindfulness Therapy helps people develop simple attention and breathing skills to manage stress and stay present rather than getting swept up in strong emotions.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Whitney collaborates with each person to test approaches, adapt techniques to daily life, and choose what feels most useful. The plan evolves based on the client’s needs, goals, and preferences, and adjustments are made as progress is reviewed.
Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls let people connect face to face and practice skills in real time. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or when being on camera is difficult. Live chat and text messaging are useful for short check-ins, skill reminders, or when writing feels more comfortable. These options support flexible scheduling and different styles of engagement with licensed professionals and therapists.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- LGBT
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Relationship issues
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Connecticut
- Languages
- English