- Years in practice
- 8
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Idaho
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- LGBT
About Wendy
Wendy Weston is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Idaho. She brings eight years of counseling experience and a background that includes work with addictions and involvement in first responder and child welfare settings. Wendy aims to create a calm, practical place for parents to talk about stress and parenting concerns.
She uses a client-centered approach that focuses on what matters most to each person. Sessions often include exploring thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, then trying simple, actionable steps to change patterns that cause pain or frustration.
Background and approach
Wendy blends tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy to fit each client's needs. Many people turn to her for help with parenting stress, anxiety, grief, addiction concerns, sleep and eating issues, and self-esteem struggles. She also offers support around trauma and abuse, caregiver strain, and communication or intimacy challenges.
The work often moves between talking, skill practice, and real-life experiments to test new ways of coping. Wendy describes therapy as a partnership. She listens for values and goals, then helps people pick small, manageable steps toward those goals.
Sessions aim to be straightforward and focused on what will make day-to-day life easier. She provides care in English and offers a mix of online session formats to suit different schedules. For someone juggling parenting responsibilities, Wendy emphasizes flexible options and practical strategies to reduce stress and build stronger routines.
What Wendy works with
Everything Wendy lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Wendy helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Approaches Wendy lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-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.
Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care
Wendy draws from acceptance and commitment therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy to guide online work. Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts, connect with values, and take small steps toward a meaningful life; it can be useful for parenting stress, anxiety, and coping with life changes. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying patterns of thinking and behavior that keep problems going and teaching practical skills to change them, which is helpful for sleep, mood, addiction triggers, and anxiety.Finding the right fit is part of the process. Wendy works collaboratively to choose approaches that match a person's goals and preferences. She will check in about what helps and adapt tools and homework to real life, so therapy stays relevant to parenting schedules and daily demands.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversations and skill practice. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging let people send thoughts between sessions or fit a brief support moment into a busy day. These options aim to make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into parenting life.
Questions people ask about Wendy
What concerns does Wendy help with?
She addresses a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, parenting challenges, sleep and eating problems, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, and career or life changes.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is client-centered and compassionate. She combines talk and practical exercises, focusing on skills and steps people can use between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Wendy has eight years of counseling experience, along with prior experience working as a first responder and in child welfare settings.
What credentials and where is she licensed?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor with practice in Idaho and holds the LPC credential listed in her profile.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats does she provide?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexible options for different needs.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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