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Scott Wetherhold

Scott Wetherhold, LPC, LMHC

Therapist in Georgia

Compassionate counselor for self esteem and resilience

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5 years of experience listed

LPC, LMHC professional credentials

English languages

  • Values-based work
  • Practical coping skills
  • Trauma-informed care

About Scott

Scott Wetherhold is a licensed counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, and struggles with self esteem. He brings a straightforward, calm presence to sessions and focuses on practical steps clients can use in daily life. Scott uses talk, reflection, and tools to help people feel steadier and more grounded. Scott works from a mix of approaches to match what each person needs. He uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people live by their values, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot and change unhelpful thinking patterns, and Client-Centered Therapy to keep the conversation focused on the client's experience. He also offers EMDR for processing difficult memories and draws on existential ideas when people ask about purpose and meaning. He has five years of experience as a licensed professional counselor (LPC) and a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC). Scott practices in Georgia and brings experience with grief, addiction, relationship concerns, caregiver stress, and issues that often follow trauma. In sessions he aims to be collaborative and direct. Scott helps clients identify small steps they can try between meetings. He emphasizes communication skills, coping strategies for panic or social anxiety, and work on self-love and forgiveness when those are relevant. Scott mentions a Christian-informed perspective and is willing to include spiritual concerns when clients want that content in therapy. If spirituality matters to a client, he weaves that into goals and exercises alongside clinical approaches.

How Scott’s Approaches Work Online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify what matters to them and take small actions toward those values. Online ACT sessions often include short experiential exercises and homework to practice between meetings.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying and shifting patterns of thought and behavior that increase anxiety or depression. In virtual sessions this can involve real-time skills practice, thought records, and planning small behavioral experiments to try during the week.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing is a method used to process disturbing memories and reduce their emotional charge. When EMDR is part of treatment, the therapist guides the process step by step and works at a pace the client finds manageable.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Scott will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels comfortable, then recommend and try approaches collaboratively. That may mean blending methods or shifting focus as needs change.

Session logistics should be confirmed before booking since specific formats aren’t listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, shorten check-ins when needed, and avoid travel time. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises and between-session tasks so therapy fits practical life demands without promising any single format.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

AddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefAnger managementCareer difficultiesCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

Caregiver issues and stressCommunication problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisPanic disorder and panic attacksPost-traumatic stressSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobia

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Existential TherapyEye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

5+ years

Credentials

Florida, Georgia, Colorado, Virginia

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Scott help with?

He helps people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self esteem, depression, grief, addictions, anger, and related life changes.

What is his general therapy style?

Scott uses a collaborative, direct style that focuses on practical steps and building resilience over time.

How much clinical experience does he have?

He has five years of experience working as a licensed counselor and mental health clinician.

What credentials and where does he practice?

Scott holds LPC and LMHC credentials and is based in Georgia.

Which languages are offered for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English, and he does accept international clients.

What session formats are available?

Session formats are not listed here; please confirm current session options before booking.

How is cost handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

What are the first steps to begin?

Select the continue button on this profile, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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