About
Whitney Petree, LPC-MHSP
I’m Whitney Petree, a Licensed Professional Counselor with a Master’s in Education and National Certified Counselor status. I’ve spent close to a decade in this field, first in domestic violence advocacy and program leadership, now in private practice, and both halves of that history shape how I work.
My Approach
I don't work from a symptom checklist. I'm interested in what's underneath: the parts, the patterns, the history still running in the background of your present. That means the work is often slower than a skills-based approach. It also tends to actually build skills rather than be fleeting based on life's circumstances.
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Before the Practice
I spent years working directly with survivors of domestic violence, as an advocate, program manager, and court advocate. That work taught me how coercive control actually operates, and how little "just leave" has to do with how change really happens.
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How I Work
My lens draws on psychodynamic theory, somatic work, narrative therapy, ACT, feminist therapy, and parts work, not as a checklist of techniques, but as different angles on the same question: what's actually going on underneath what's presenting.
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Outside the Office
I'm usually outside, kayaking is where I go for peace and quiet. I share my life with three rescue dogs, two of whom found each other on a mountain before they found me.
