Terri Wilkens, LCSW

Terri Wilkens is a licensed clinical social worker with 30 years of experience helping people facing stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, grief, and low self-esteem. She invites people to take the first step and acknowledges that starting therapy often takes courage. Terri aims to make the initial contact as straightforward as possible.

In sessions she focuses on creating an open, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk about difficult thoughts and feelings. Conversations are practical and down to earth. She listens carefully and helps people name what matters most to them right now.

Terri uses a mix of approaches to address patterns that keep problems stuck. She helps clients notice unhelpful thoughts, build healthier habits, and practice new ways of relating. Work often includes goal-setting, skill practice, and checking what makes progress feel real for each person.

She also supports people dealing with life transitions such as divorce, blended family challenges, caregiver strain, and midlife questions about purpose and direction. Trauma and loss work is paced to each person’s needs and focuses on restoring safety and agency.

Throughout her career Terri has kept therapy straightforward and practical. She helps people break problems into manageable steps and build skills that fit daily life. Those who meet with her can expect a steady, compassionate presence and a focus on clear, usable change.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify what matters to them and take small actions toward those values. It is useful for anxiety, stress, and questions about life purpose. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with behavioral experiments and new skills. It can help with mood concerns, panic, and patterns that lead to feeling stuck. Emotionally-Focused Therapy centers on understanding emotional responses and improving how people connect and communicate, which can help with relationship strain and grief.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences and then recommend approaches that fit. This is a collaborative process, and methods can be combined and adjusted as needed over time.

Session formats are not specified here, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for flexible scheduling around work or caregiver duties. It also makes it simpler to check in for brief skill practice or to continue work through a life transition without changing locations.