About Me

 
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Meet Derek

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Hi, I’m Derek Whitney! I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist serving Wichita, KS and their surrounding communities. I absolutely love being a therapist and am deeply honored to walk beside others on their journey towards health, healing, and happiness.

All of my life I have felt guided towards being a therapist and have always felt naturally in-tune to the emotions, needs, and wants of others. This path led me to obtaining my master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Friends University.

What Inspires Me?

I have a passion for watching people grow and become the best versions of themselves; this passion fuels my drive to provide a moving and client-centered therapy experience. Growth and change are not inherently comfortable things: I know this from first-hand experience. I personally found therapy at an early age and watched (and continue to watch!) as it changed my life in ways that are powerful and dynamic.

This personal experience has given me a profound connection to therapy and its processes, an unshakable belief in the power of therapy, people, and growth, and a deep, lasting respect for the clients that I serve.

What Can You Expect From Me?

Both in therapy and in my everyday life, I use metaphors, analogies, humor, and stories to relate to and teach others. In this way, I aim to educate the clients I work with so that they can better understand the struggles and transitions they are going through and create lasting changes in their lives. It is my belief that people are always moving towards their goals—even if sometimes life makes us take a detour—so I strive as a therapist to be a guide and teacher, and provide hope, understanding, empathy, and structure to continue to move YOU towards your goals. 

I love to learn, and while I am well-educated in what I do, I am always trying to improve and become the best male therapist I can possibly be. I am excited to continue learning through training’s to bring more and varied styles of therapy and healing.

For both clients and myself as the therapist, therapy can be challenging and takes commitment. I love the challenge of helping people change their lives and am committed to guiding my clients towards contentment and satisfaction. I am able to provide accurate and skilled therapy for individuals, couples, and families. For individual therapy, I enjoy working with people in all stages of life, and with kids ages 15 and up. With couples therapy, I work with relationships of all types, whether you’re just starting out or have been married for dozens of years. I provide therapy for families of all types, whether nuclear, step-families, multi-generational, adoption, and I work with children ages 8-15 with their families.

Everyone Is Welcome Through My Door

Clients from all walks of life are welcome to therapy and I work with a variety of needs, some of these include:

  • LGBTQ

  • Working with Children & Addressing Parenting Issues

  • Troubled Adolescents

  • Strengthening Relationships

  • Divorce and Separation

  • Difficult Life Transitions

  • Grief and Loss

  • Depression

  • Anxiety

  • ADHD

  • Trauma

  • Stress

  • Women’s Issues & Toxic Masculinity

 I do not work with court system as I feel this is ultimately damaging to the therapeutic process. Please feel free to reach out to me at 316-444-0145 with any questions that you may have or to schedule a session.

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I’m excited to show you the door to healing and happiness. Contact me below and let’s get started.