Wendi Cancilla, LMHC

Wendi Cancilla is a licensed mental health counselor with 24 years of experience helping people cope with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and major life changes. She focuses on practical steps people can use when they feel overwhelmed. Wendi works with clients who are facing trauma, caregiver strain, addiction concerns, and challenges related to aging and geriatric issues. Wendi favors clear, goal-oriented work. She often uses strategies from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and habits. Motivational Interviewing helps people find their own reasons to change, and Solution-Focused Therapy keeps conversations grounded in small, achievable goals. These methods are used to handle panic, sleep problems, low self-esteem, and relationship strain. Her background includes long-term work with survivors of assault, veterans, and people managing chronic illness. Wendi also supports parents dealing with pregnancy, postpartum issues, and parenting stress. She pays attention to how past loss, abandonment, or adoption histories can shape behavior and relationships. Sessions tend to be collaborative and straightforward. Wendi listens for patterns, offers tools to test between sessions, and helps people set practical steps they can use right away. She uses trauma-focused ideas when needed to address intense or persistent symptoms. Clients can expect a calm, affirming approach that emphasizes resilience and real-world change. Wendi aims to help people understand themselves better and build routines that reduce distress and increase stability.

How Wendi’s Approaches Translate to Online Care

Wendi draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot thoughts and routines that worsen anxiety or low mood. CBT focuses on small changes in thinking and behavior that can improve sleep, panic, and daily functioning. Motivational Interviewing is used to help people find their own reasons to change and to build momentum for new habits. This approach is useful when someone feels stuck or unsure about next steps. Finding the right fit is part of the work. Wendi collaborates with each person to choose approaches that match their needs, goals, and comfort level. Together they review what is helping, try different tools, and adjust the plan over time so it stays useful and manageable. The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm the available options before booking. Many people find that remote sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins, or reduce travel time. Online work can support applying CBT exercises between meetings, using Motivational Interviewing to track small changes, and keeping momentum during life transitions.