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LMSW, LCSW, CSW

Calvin Whitehead, LMSW, LCSW, CSW

  • Experience13 years
  • LocationGeorgia
  • Focus areasADHD, Addictions, and Career
  • LanguagesEnglish
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About Calvin

Calvin Whitehead is a licensed clinical social worker with 13 years of professional experience working in Georgia and Michigan. He holds LMSW and LCSW credentials along with CSW designation, and he brings a practical, strengths-based perspective to clients facing addictions, mood concerns, stress, and life transitions.

Background and approach

Calvin emphasizes that clients are the experts on their own stories and works to help them draw on existing strengths to navigate challenges such as depression, anxiety, grief, trauma, and ADHD. Calvin’s work often addresses both substance and process addictions as well as issues connected to career, money, and purpose.

He supports people dealing with relationship strain, anger, bipolar mood patterns, and compassion fatigue by helping them build coping strategies and clearer direction. Seeking change can feel daunting, and Calvin approaches that process with steady support, aiming to collaborate with each person to identify realistic steps toward greater wellbeing.

Practically oriented and empathetic, he guides clients through problem solving, skill building, and meaning-making so they can move forward from midlife crises, men's issues, or life upheavals. He frames therapy as a joint effort, offering structure and encouragement while respecting each client’s knowledge of their own life.

Evidence-Based Approaches and Online Access

Calvin draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people manage symptoms and build skills. One common approach focuses on practical skill building and coping strategies to reduce anxiety, depression, and stress-related symptoms by teaching concrete tools for emotion regulation and problem solving. Another approach emphasizes addiction recovery work for both substance and process addictions, concentrating on patterns, triggers, and developing alternative behaviors and supports to reduce harmful use.

Choosing the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each client to explore their goals, preferences, and needs, and together they will tailor techniques that fit the person’s circumstances and values rather than imposing a single method from the outset.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to engage through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to access consistent support around busy schedules or geographic constraints. These formats allow licensed professionals to provide ongoing, structured care and check-ins that can be adapted as progress is made and goals evolve, supporting practical change from wherever the client is located.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Calvin commonly address?
He works with a range of issues including addictions, depression, anxiety, ADHD, trauma and abuse, grief, bipolar disorder, anger, and stress. Additional focus areas include drug and alcohol addiction, process addictions, money and career challenges.
What is his therapeutic style like?
He adopts a strengths-based, collaborative stance that treats clients as experts on their own stories while offering practical tools for coping and change. The focus is on skill building, problem solving, and identifying realistic next steps.
How much experience does he have?
He brings 13 years of professional experience working with individuals across a variety of behavioral health and life challenges.
What credentials and location are listed?
He holds LMSW, LCSW, and CSW credentials with license details MI LMSW 6801085551 and GA LCSW CSW004356, and he practices in Georgia.
In what language does he offer services and can he see international clients?
Services are provided in English, and he is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available for online work?
Clients can meet via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preference and availability.
How are costs handled for sessions?
Fees vary with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What is the first step to begin therapy?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session based on the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

AddictionsCareer difficultiesDepression

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseGriefAnger managementBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Drug and alcohol addictionLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)

Experience

13+ years

Licensed

Georgia, Michigan

Languages

English

About

Calvin Whitehead is a Licensed Masters Social Worker practicing in Georgia, with 13 years of experience, not currently accepting new clients.