Therapist profile
Peggy Whelan, LMHC
Massachusetts
MA LMHC - Anger and Life Changes
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- CredentialsLMHC
- LicenseLMHC, Massachusetts / LMHC3005
- NPI1295003986
- Experience33 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationMassachusetts
About
- Anger management
- Coping skills
- Relationship patterns
About Peggy
Peggy Whelan is an MA, Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Massachusetts with 33 years of experience. She works with adults who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, anger, substance concerns, grief, parenting challenges, and life changes. Peggy lays out practical options and helps people figure out what might work next.
Peggy uses clear conversation and straightforward feedback. She helps clients set goals, notice patterns, and try concrete strategies between sessions. She balances listening with offering tools drawn from cognitive behavioral methods and skills-based approaches.
Her background spans many kinds of clinical work over three decades. That experience includes helping people manage mood shifts, attention and impulse concerns, complicated grief, caregiver stress, and substance use issues. She also addresses family of origin matters and blended family dynamics in individual sessions.
Peggy draws on Attachment-Based Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy to look at relational patterns. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques when practical skills are needed to manage strong feelings or impulsive reactions. She keeps explanations plain so clients can try tools right away.
People meet with Peggy to reduce reactivity, build better communication habits, and develop steady ways to handle frustration. She asks questions, suggests small experiments, and adjusts the approach based on what actually helps. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the site's booking flow.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns in important relationships and how those patterns affect feelings and reactions. Online sessions using this lens look at how past and current relationships shape anger and closeness, and they aim to shift repetitive interaction styles.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks down thoughts, feelings, and actions to find small changes that reduce reactivity. In an online session CBT tasks might include identifying thinking traps, testing new responses, and practicing brief behavioral experiments between meetings.
Finding the best method is part of the work. Peggy will help the client and therapist decide together which approaches to try based on current goals and what feels useful. That collaborative plan can change as progress is made.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also lets people continue with regular sessions while managing caregiving, work, or health constraints without promising a particular format.
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Experience
33+ years
Listed in
Massachusetts
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of anger issues does she work with?
She works with adults who struggle with snapping at loved ones, building resentment, workplace frustration, and managing others' anger where it affects them.
What is her general approach in sessions?
She combines listening with practical tools, using techniques from CBT and DBT alongside attachment-focused work to change unhelpful patterns.
How much experience does she have?
Peggy has 33 years of clinical experience working with mood, relationship, trauma, addiction, and aging related concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds an MA and is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Massachusetts.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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