Willie Whited, LCSW, CSW

Willie Whited is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the State of Georgia with a master’s degree in Guidance and Counseling and more than three decades of experience in mental health care. He has provided clinical services since 1980, working across a range of settings with adults who face serious mental illnesses, life-disrupting personality disorders, and co-occurring mental health and substance use conditions. His work with co-occurring disorders earned recognition from the NAACP and included completion of a certification with the Morehouse School of Medicine Community Health Leadership Program at the Satcher Health Leadership Institute.

Although the bulk of his practice has focused on adult clients, he also has ten years of experience serving children and adolescents in community and facility-based programs. His therapeutic style centers on each person’s needs and motivations, using an eclectic range of methods tailored to the concerns identified in therapy. He commonly incorporates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside other techniques aligned with best practices. Whited aims to help people identify distractions, recognize the need for change, and pursue personal growth on their own terms, and he looks forward to supporting individuals on their journey toward greater self-fulfillment. He holds the credentials LCSW and CSW - LCSW denotes a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, a master’s-level clinician trained to provide psychotherapy, and CSW denotes a clinical social work credential.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Willie Whited draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy as part of his clinical approach. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people accept difficult thoughts and feelings while committing to values-based actions - it can be useful for anxiety, stress, and coping with life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy explores patterns formed in early relationships to improve current connections and address issues such as abandonment, isolation, and relationship challenges. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is also a regular component of his work, offering practical strategies to identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns that contribute to mood and anxiety difficulties.

Finding the right combination of methods is part of the therapeutic process, and Willie collaborates with each person to determine which approaches best match their needs, goals, and preferences. This collaborative process ensures the work in therapy fits the individual rather than forcing a single model.

Online therapy makes these approaches accessible through flexible formats - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging - allowing therapy to fit more easily into daily life. These options help people maintain continuity of care, adapt scheduling to personal demands, and engage in treatment from familiar locations while working with licensed professionals and therapists who guide the process.