Therapist profile
Gloria Whelchel, LPC
Arizona
Licensed Professional Counselor - Mood and trauma concerns
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- Credentials
- LPC
- License
- LPC, Arizona / LPC-12842
- NPI
- 1184805194
- Experience
- 20 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Arizona
About
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Mindfulness and DBT skills
About Gloria
Gloria Whelchel is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Arizona with 20 years of experience. She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and concerns around motivation, self-esteem, and confidence. Gloria also supports people navigating bipolar symptoms, dissociation, and related struggles.
Her approach is conversational and practical. She adapts sessions to the person's needs and focuses on clear steps people can try between meetings. Sessions often include attention to thoughts, behaviors, and how relationships affect day-to-day life.
Gloria uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice what matters to them and act in line with those values. She draws on Attachment-Based ideas to look at how early bonds shape current patterns. Elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy and mindfulness are used to teach emotion regulation and present-moment skills.
She listens for patterns such as people-pleasing, boundary problems, or codependency and helps people practice different ways of responding. Practical skills, role practice, and homework are part of the work when that fits the person's goals.
Clients can expect clear conversation about goals and small experiments to try between sessions. Gloria asks about the problems people want to solve and then plans next steps together. Her style is straightforward and focused on usable tools rather than abstract theory.
How sessions work
How Gloria uses therapy methods in online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and reconnect with chosen values. Online sessions using ACT focus on identifying what matters and planning small, values-based actions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current reactions and relationship habits. In an online setting this can mean talking through past and present relational patterns and practicing new ways of relating. Mindfulness and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills teach attention, distress tolerance, and emotion regulation. These skills are taught and rehearsed using short exercises and real-life practice suggestions.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That decision is revisited as progress is made and goals change.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, for example by cutting travel time or allowing shorter check-ins around work. It can also let people practice skills in the settings where their problems occur. Licensed professionals often adapt exercises for a remote session, such as using brief mindfulness practices, role practice over video, or written homework between meetings.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Arizona
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Does she help with people-pleasing and boundary issues?
Yes. She works with patterns like people-pleasing, trouble saying no, and codependency by practicing new responses and boundary skills in session.
What is her therapeutic style?
Gloria uses a conversational, practical style. Sessions focus on goals, skills practice, and small experiments to try between meetings.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 20 years of professional experience working with anxiety, depression, trauma, and related issues.
What credentials and location does she hold?
She is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor - licensed in Arizona.
Does she work in other languages or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Confirm current session options before booking.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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