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Heidi Whyte, LCSW

  • Experience7 years
  • LocationMontana
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Addictions
  • Therapy approachesAcceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Attachment-Based Therapy
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About Heidi

Heidi Whyte is an LCSW based in Montana who works with adults facing stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, mood concerns and ADHD among other life challenges. She draws on seven years of clinical practice to help clients manage symptoms, repair relationships, and move toward practical goals.

Background and approach

Her style emphasizes compassion, empathy, and respect while adapting interventions to each person's needs. Heidi integrates evidence-based methods with a trauma-informed, strengths-focused stance.

She blends client-centered listening with cognitive-behavioral tools, acceptance-based strategies, attachment work, and skills from dialectical behavior therapy to address emotional regulation, coping, and interpersonal patterns. Sessions are tailored to a client's priorities and may focus on symptom management, processing past difficulties, or building new routines and supports.

Clients seeking a collaborative therapist can expect an empowering, solution-oriented approach that honors individual values and experiences. Heidi encourages people to take steps toward greater fulfillment at their own pace and supports practical planning to achieve meaningful change.

Evidence-Based Approaches and Online Care

Heidi often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help clients clarify personal values and build actions that align with those values while learning to accept difficult internal experiences. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is also a frequent element of her work, offering concrete strategies to identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns that contribute to anxiety, depression, and stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey, and Heidi collaborates with each client to determine which methods best match their goals, preferences, and situation. She adapts techniques over time so the plan reflects what is working and what needs adjustment, treating therapy as a shared process of exploration and skill-building.

Online therapy with this clinician is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These formats enable consistent support from licensed professionals while making it easier to fit sessions into daily life and to access care from Montana without travel.

Frequently asked questions

What types of concerns does Heidi address?
Her practice covers a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, mood disorders such as depression and bipolar, ADHD, and many related challenges.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She combines client-centered empathy with practical, evidence-based methods such as CBT, DBT, ACT, and attachment-informed techniques to create a supportive and goal-oriented therapy experience.
What is Heidi's clinical background?
She is a licensed clinical social worker with seven years of experience working with adults across a variety of mental health and life concerns.
Where is Heidi licensed to practice?
Her credential is MT LCSW BBH-LCSW-LIC-50611 and she practices in Montana.
Does she provide services in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What formats are available for sessions?
She conducts sessions via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What is the process for beginning therapy?
To start, 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

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuse

Also works with

LGBTGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHearing impairedHIV / AIDSHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTraumatic brain injuryTrichotillomaniaVisually impairedWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyGottman MethodJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

7+ years

Licensed

Montana

Languages

English

What Heidi can help with

Heidi Whyte works with clients on stress and anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, and trauma and abuse.

Heidi works with clients with anxiety, depression, interpersonal relationship issues, and parenting.

How Heidi approaches therapy

Heidi's clinical approaches include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Existential Therapy, and Gottman Method.

Experience and training

Heidi is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in Montana, with 7 years of clinical experience.