Wendy Chinn

Wendy Chinn is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Virginia who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and career concerns. She also supports people facing relationship strain, self-esteem struggles, ADHD challenges, and major life transitions. Wendy draws on 15 years of experience to create a steady and practical approach to counseling.

She listens first to understand why someone is seeking help and what they hope to change. Sessions focus on clear goals and practical steps toward those goals. Wendy blends client-centered care with cognitive-behavioral and solution-focused strategies, adding trauma-focused methods when needed.

Wendy trained at Radford University, earning a master’s degree in Counseling and Human Development, and holds bachelor degrees in Communications and Psychology from Virginia Tech. She has worked in public and higher education, a private agency, and in religious settings. She has provided counseling in a variety of clinical contexts since becoming licensed in Virginia in 2014.

In sessions she helps people identify patterns that get in the way, build coping skills, and try small experiments to shift how they respond to stress and relationship difficulties. Practical tools and straightforward strategies are common, along with space to process difficult emotions. The focus is on meeting goals and increasing day-to-day satisfaction.

People who want clear, goal-oriented work alongside compassionate listening may find this approach helpful. To begin, she asks about current needs and works with each person to shape a plan that fits their life and goals.

How Wendy’s approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to each person without judgment. The therapist helps people feel heard while guiding them to voice their goals and decide next steps. This approach is useful for people who want someone to reflect back their concerns and help them find direction.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behavior. It uses straightforward tools such as thought records, behavioral experiments, and skill-building to reduce anxiety or depressive patterns. CBT is often helpful for stress, anxiety, and low mood because it gives concrete actions to try between sessions.

Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on reducing the ongoing impact of traumatic events. It combines safety planning, grounding techniques, and targeted interventions to help people manage strong reactions and rebuild a sense of control after trauma or abuse.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to choose or blend methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences, and she will adjust the plan over time based on what helps most.

Confirm available session options before booking so you know how sessions will be delivered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow for more flexible scheduling around work or family obligations. It can also let someone use shorter check-ins when time is limited or avoid being on camera when that feels better.