Therapist profile
Ida Whitaker, LMFT
Montana
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - Anger and Trauma
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- CredentialsLMFT
- LicenseLMFT, California / 122784; LMFT, Montana / BBH-LMFT-LIC-48999
- NPI1962994038
- Experience8 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationMontana
About
- CBT techniques
- EMDR for trauma
- Motivational interviewing
About Ida
Ida Whitaker is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with eight years of clinical experience. She holds an MA in Psychology - Marriage and Family Therapy and is licensed in California and Montana. Ida works with people facing anger, addiction, trauma, relationship strain, anxiety, depression, and parenting stress.
She uses approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy. In sessions she helps people identify patterns that keep anger and resentment active. She also supports people working through grief, intimacy issues, and career or life transitions.
Ida has experience in outpatient settings and has run both individual and group work in office and online. Her background includes work with addiction, chronic homelessness, veteran and military-related concerns, and childhood trauma. This range informs how she thinks about triggers, coping skills, and relapse prevention.
In practical terms she focuses on skills that change behavior and on exploring emotions that drive those behaviors. Sessions combine problem-solving, EMDR for trauma where appropriate, and conversation about relationship patterns. She aims to help clients notice what escalates anger and try new ways of responding.
To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How sessions work
How Ida uses structured approaches in online sessions
CBT focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It helps people spot thinking that fuels anger and practice different responses through role practice and homework assignments. EFT looks at how emotions show up in relationships and helps people name feelings and request what they need more clearly, which can reduce reactive arguments.EMDR is a trauma-focused method that uses guided attention to reduce the hold of painful memories. In practice it can be used when past events are tied to current anger or avoidance. Ida brings these methods into conversation, and she works with each client to decide which approach to emphasize based on goals, history, and how someone prefers to work.
Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, whether scheduling around work or avoiding travel time. The biography indicates she has provided online and in-office individual and group work, but session formats can change, so confirm current options before booking. The therapist will help pick a working method and a session pattern that fits day-to-day life, such as shorter check-ins or longer problem-solving sessions depending on what the client needs.
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Experience
8+ years
Listed in
California, Montana
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of anger issues does she address?
She works with people who snap at loved ones, build resentment, or struggle with anger after trauma and life changes.
What style of therapy does she use for anger?
Her approach blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, EMDR, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused techniques to address thoughts, emotions, and behavior.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has eight years of experience since completing her MA in Marriage and Family Therapy in 2017 and working in outpatient treatment settings.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is an LMFT licensed in Montana and California and practices from Montana.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography notes she has provided both in-office and online individual and group therapy; confirm current session options before booking.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.