Wendy Sample
LCSW, CIMHP
Specialties:
• Integrative & Holistic Mental Health (CIMHP)
• Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
• Adoption & Identity (TAC)
• Therapy reimagined for real life
The name's Sample, Wendy.
I take cases most folks avoid—quiet ones, messy ones, the kind that keep you up at 3 a.m.
You’ve got a file. Maybe it started early—foster care or adoption, family chaos, bullying, school or work pressure. Now it shows up as anxiety spikes, long gray stretches, trauma that won’t stay buried, questions about who you are and where you fit. You’ve been holding it together. It’s costing you.
I work with preteens, teens, and young adults. Cases include anxiety, depression, trauma, attachment wounds, grief, burnout, identity work, and life transitions. I know adoption histories well. You don’t need one to sit in the chair—just a willingness to drop the “I’m fine” routine.
How we work the case
- TF-CBT: process the scenes that still run the show
- CBT: shut down the mental loops and bad leads
- Somatic work: get the body to stand down
- Habits & fuel: stabilize the basics so the rest can hold
- Mindfulness: stay present when things get loud
- Movement: discharge stuck energy; regulate the system
- Play therapy techniques: use creative, developmentally appropriate tools to explore, express, and resolve what words alone can’t reach
- Optional spiritual thread: room for big questions without pressure
Operating model: the OODA loop
- Observe the trigger (spike, wave, doubt)
- Orient in your history, strengths, and beliefs
- Decide the next move
- Act before old patterns reassert
Fast. Practical. Built for real life.
No slogans. No forced optimism. Straight talk, dry humor, zero judgment. We make sense of your worth and build something that holds—identity, direction, meaning.
If you’re ready to open the file, step into the office. No cover charge, no smoke and mirrors. You bring the story; I’ll bring the questions. We follow the evidence, chase down the patterns, and don’t quit until the picture comes into focus.
