Dr. Wanda Boutte, LCSW

Therapist in California

Dr.

Licensed inCalifornia
License29331
NPI 1376980227
Experience20+ years
LanguagesEnglish

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About Wanda

Dr. Wanda Boutte is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing anxiety, depression, grief, relationship strain, and addiction. She brings 20 years of experience and a calm, direct style that aims to make sessions practical and easy to follow.

She uses an attachment-informed lens to understand how early relationships shape current patterns. That perspective often helps when people struggle with intimacy, abandonment, trust, or recurring conflict. Sessions focus on noticing patterns and trying new ways of connecting with others and oneself.

Background and approach

Dr. Boutte blends approaches to match each person's needs. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify values and take meaningful action.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to spot unhelpful thinking and change behavior in concrete steps. Her background in client-centered and emotionally-focused approaches means sessions tend to center the person's experience and emotions. She works to create a steady, respectful space where people can name painful feelings and practice different responses.

In California practice, she has supported concerns ranging from parenting and family stress to eating problems, bipolar mood concerns, trauma and abuse, and work-related burnout. People also seek help with communication problems, codependency, and managing life transitions. Dr.

Boutte aims to offer straightforward tools and understanding so people can move forward.

Credentials

LCSW (California): License 29331 · expires November 2026
NPI: 1376980227 · national provider identifier

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Focus areas and approaches

Everything Wanda lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

LGBT
Family conflicts
Grief
Eating disorders
Depression
Stress, Anxiety
Addictions
Relationship issues
Trauma and abuse
Intimacy-related issues
Sleeping disorders
Parenting issues
Anger management
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Coping with life changes
Coaching
Compassion fatigue
ADHD
Abandonment
Adoption and foster care
Aging and geriatric issues
Blended family issues
Caregiver issues and stress
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
First responder issues
Hospice and end-of-life counseling
Jealousy
Prejudice and discrimination
Sexual assault and abuse
Smoking / vaping cessation
Young adult issues

Approaches Wanda names

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Online support

How attachment and values work online

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns of relating. Online sessions can be a place to notice these patterns, practice new ways of connecting, and repair trust or closeness over time.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take steps toward those values even when emotions are difficult. In online work this often looks like setting small, practical goals and checking progress between sessions. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person’s experience and supports growth through empathic listening and reflection, creating room to name feelings and make choices that fit the person's life.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals and try methods that match their needs, adjusting the approach as things change. That shared planning helps build trust in the work and keeps sessions focused on useful outcomes.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which offer flexibility for different schedules and moods. Video is useful for fuller conversation and nonverbal cues, phone can fit a quick check-in, and messaging supports shorter reflections between sessions. These options make it easier to keep continuity of care while fitting therapy into a busy life.

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Frequently asked

What issues does she help with?

She supports people with anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, relationship and intimacy concerns, eating issues, mood disorders, and stress related to parenting or caregiving.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is practical and steady, combining an attachment perspective with client-centered listening and skills-based work to change thoughts and behaviors.

What experience does she have?

She has 20 years of clinical experience working with diverse concerns including trauma, mood disorders, and life transitions.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in California.

Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?

Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.

What session formats are available?

She meets via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs.

How does payment work?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

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