Dr. Wanda Boutte, LCSW

Dr. Wanda Boutte is a licensed clinical social worker with 20 years of experience helping people navigate major life changes and emotional pain. She focuses on clear, practical steps to manage anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship strain. Her style is direct and compassionate, aimed at making therapy feel understandable and useful from the first visit.

Dr. Boutte uses tools from cognitive behavioral approaches and emotion-focused work to help people notice patterns and change unhelpful habits. She also draws on client-centered and acceptance-based methods to support personal values and meaningful choices. Sessions often include skills practice, gentle reflection, and goal-setting that link to daily life.

Her background includes long experience with addictions, mood disorders, eating concerns, trauma, and issues related to caregiving and aging and geriatric issues. She has helped people facing end-of-life questions, hospice and bereavement challenges, and caregiver stress. She also addresses identity-related concerns, prejudice and discrimination, and intimacy or sexual assault recovery.

Clients can expect a focus on practical coping strategies alongside exploration of relationship patterns and core values. Dr. Boutte adapts her approach to each person’s needs and goals. She aims to equip people with tools they can use between sessions to manage symptoms and improve day-to-day functioning.

She practices in California and conducts sessions in English. To start, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule according to therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How therapy approaches guide online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most and take small steps toward those values while learning to live with difficult thoughts and feelings. It is often used for anxiety, stress, and coping with life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and practicing concrete skills to reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) looks at how emotions and attachment patterns shape relationships and helps people change painful interaction cycles.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with each person to pick methods that match their goals and preferences. That collaborative process can include trying different techniques and adjusting the plan as needs evolve.

Confirm the current session options before booking so you know which online formats are offered. Many people find online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, attend brief check-ins, or continue work while managing caregiving duties. Online work can allow consistent contact during life changes and makes it simpler to practice skills in real-life settings without rearranging a full day.