Willie Whited, LCSW, CSW

Willie Whited is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a master's degree in Guidance and Counseling and more than 31 years of experience in mental health. He has worked across community settings and facilities since 1980. His practice focuses on helping people handle stress, anxiety, grief, addictions, mood concerns, relationship and intimacy-related struggles, and issues like jealousy and attachment trouble.

Willie has substantial experience supporting people with serious mental illnesses and co-occurring substance use concerns. He has also spent a decade working with children and adolescents in community programs and residential settings. His background includes recognition for work with co-occurring disorders and coursework through the Morehouse School of Medicine Community Health Leadership Program.

His style centers on each person’s motivations and practical needs. He draws on a mix of approaches and often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques to address thinking and behavior patterns. Sessions tend to focus on clear steps people can try between meetings.

Willie encourages people to name what distracts them and to see change as a process. He talks through patterns connected to attachment, impulsivity, substance use, and self-worth, then helps clients set realistic, measurable goals. The emphasis is on steady progress rather than quick fixes.

People who want a straightforward, experienced clinician to help them navigate life changes, parenting strain, sleep or anger problems, or relationship concerns may find his approach helpful. He works from Georgia and offers services in English.

Approaches that guide online sessions and goals

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on clarifying values and committing to actions that match those values. It helps when people feel stuck by worry, avoidance, or painful emotions and want to live more in line with what matters to them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. It is often used for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and impulsive reactions. Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to how early relationships shape current trust, intimacy, and jealousy issues, and it helps people form different ways of relating.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Willie will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That process may include trying a technique, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan as needed so the work feels useful and manageable.

Session logistics should be confirmed before booking because the biography does not list specific formats. Ask which session types are offered when you schedule. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life - for example, it can reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins during a break, or let someone attend when leaving home is difficult. It also gives therapists and clients flexibility to use approaches like ACT and CBT with exercises and tracking between meetings.