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Wendi Cancilla

LMHC

Wendi Cancilla , LMHC

Therapist in Washington

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About Wendi

Wendi Cancilla is a licensed mental health counselor in Washington with 24 years of clinical experience supporting people through complex life challenges. She works with individuals facing stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, family dynamics, and relationship difficulties, bringing a thoughtful, empathic style to each therapeutic relationship.

Wendi offers evidence-informed care for people managing panic disorders, posttraumatic stress, caregiver burnout, workplace stress, and interpersonal conflict. She has particular experience supporting veterans, survivors of assault, those living with chronic health conditions, and adult children of parents with substance use disorders. Her work also addresses parent mental health across child development, pregnancy, and postpartum experiences, and the family patterns that affect healing and growth.

Practicing as an LMHC - Licensed Mental Health Counselor - Wendi emphasizes individualized treatment that honors each person’s history and goals. She helps clients build practical coping strategies, increase self-understanding, and move toward sustainable change. Her style blends compassion with clinical expertise to support resilience and meaningful progress over time.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thought and behavior patterns and developing practical skills to challenge them. It is often used for anxiety, depression, stress, and sleep difficulties by teaching concrete strategies for change. Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on processing and integrating traumatic experiences at a pace that feels manageable, helping reduce the ongoing impact of past events and improve day-to-day functioning. Motivational Interviewing is a collaborative, goal-oriented approach that helps people explore and resolve ambivalence about change, often supporting work on addictions, behavior change, and engagement in treatment.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey. Wendi works collaboratively with each person to assess needs, goals, and preferences and to tailor techniques that fit the client’s circumstances and values. This partnership helps determine whether a skills-based, trauma-focused, or motivational style - or a combination - is the best path forward.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to access consistent care around work, family, and health commitments, while allowing therapists and licensed professionals to adapt the format to the client’s needs and progress.

Frequently asked questions

How much experience does Wendi Cancilla have?

Wendi Cancilla has 24 years of experience.

Is Wendi Cancilla a licensed therapist?

Yes. She holds the credential LMHC. License details: FL LMHC MH13969, WA LMHC LH60234805.

In which languages does Wendi Cancilla provide therapy?

Wendi Cancilla provides therapy in English.

Where is Wendi Cancilla located?

Wendi Cancilla is located in Washington.

How can I work with Wendi Cancilla as my therapist?

You can work with Wendi Cancilla through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

Does Wendi Cancilla work with international clients?

Wendi Cancilla does not currently work with international clients.

How much does therapy with Wendi Cancilla cost?

The cost of therapy can vary depending on factors such as your location and the therapist's availability. Sessions are billed through a subscription that can be canceled at any time, for any reason. For current details, click the "Start Therapy" button on this page.

How can I get started with therapy?

Getting started with therapy is quick and straightforward. Click the "Start Therapy" button and complete a short questionnaire that helps match you with your therapist. Depending on availability, you can then schedule your first session, which may take place by phone, video call, live chat, or in-app messaging.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseParenting issuesAnger management

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTGriefSleeping disordersSelf esteemCareer difficultiesDepressionCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFirst responder issuesHIV / AIDSIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSexual assault and abuseVisually impairedWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Motivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

24+ years

Licensed

Washington, Florida

Languages

English

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