Dr. Greta Willoughby , LPC

Dr. Greta Willoughby is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Georgia with 25 years of experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, self-esteem, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue. Her work centers on helping people regain steadiness and find practical ways forward during difficult times.

Dr. Willoughby draws on long clinical experience supporting adults through health challenges and caregiving demands. She speaks from both professional and personal understanding of illness, caring roles, and adjusting to physical limitations. That perspective shapes how she frames goals and coping strategies in sessions.

Her approach is collaborative and down-to-earth. Sessions focus on identifying strengths, building practical skills, and creating manageable steps toward change. She encourages clients to reclaim a sense of agency and to use personal resources to meet current challenges.

She has worked with adults at different life stages and through many transitions, including midlife shifts, aging and geriatric concerns, and end-of-life and hospice decision points. Additional focus areas include chronic pain and illness, caregiver stress, codependency, and money and financial issues.

People also seek her help for isolation and loneliness, abandonment concerns, family of origin issues, and finding life purpose. Dr. Willoughby aims to make therapy understandable and usable, helping clients apply new skills in their daily lives.

How evidence-based techniques translate to online care

Dr. Willoughby uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical problem solving and skill building. One approach centers on identifying patterns that increase stress and replacing them with clearer routines and coping strategies to reduce anxiety and overwhelm. Another approach emphasizes strengthening self-worth by noticing strengths and practicing small behavioral changes that improve daily confidence and motivation.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist and client discuss current needs, goals, and preferences, then try methods that fit the person's life. Plans are adjusted over time based on what helps most, and the client remains an active partner in decision making.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to offer flexibility. Video calls let the therapist and client work in real time and use visual cues. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text sessions are useful for brief check-ins, processing between meetings, or when a written exchange feels more comfortable. These options help people fit therapy into busy lives and ongoing caregiving or health responsibilities.