Clinical Therapist + Supervisor, Clinical Site Manager
Virginia Wendt, MSCP, LPC
she/her
Systems (including familial, transgenerational, historically oppressive, intersectional identity frameworks); Cognitive Behavioral Therapies (CBT), including process-based; Strengths-based; Evidence-based trauma therapies; Solution-Focused Therapy; Mindfulness-based therapies; Feminist.
Limited Availability
(Weekdays, weekends & evenings)
Squirrel Hill + Telehealth hybrid
UPMC commercial, Highmark BC/BS commercial, Cigna, Aetna, Optum/United, Allegheny Co-Medical Assistance (CCBH)
$115-150
My Specialties
LGBTQIA2SP+ support
Trauma
LGBTQIA2SP+ Support
Trans, non-binary, and gender-diverse support
Neurodivergent support (please note our approach is generally therapeutic/acceptance-based, not coaching)
Adjustment, stress, transitions
Relationships and sex (including poly/kink/non-traditional relationship communities)
A little more about me
Some fun facts A song that will get me onto the dance floor. Get to know me A little less
Deee-Lite’s ‘Groove Is in the Heart’ will always get me up and dancing.
What working with me is like A conversational space where the details of your life matter. Explore my approach A little less
I work to build a genuine, compassionate relationship with you. My style is conversational, curious and attentive, with room for reflection and humor. I follow up on what you share and want to understand why it matters to you. We will identify goals together, build on your strengths and respect your choices about your own life.
What matters to me Authenticity, connection and accountability. Read my story A little less
I am a white, cisgender, straight-presenting, aging yet able-bodied person who benefits from privilege. I continue to learn from diverse voices and examine the assumptions I bring into therapy. Feminist principles inform my attention to power, oppression and identity, including within our relationship. I believe that understanding ourselves with more curiosity and less judgment can help us live more authentically and connect with others.
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"My right to be me is tied with a thousand threads to your right to be you."
-- Leslie FeinbergThe person behind the practice
Virginia, in her own words.
A few reflections on what brings me to this work and how I show up in therapy.
Curiosity in place of judgement
“when we understand ourselves with less judgement and with more curiosity and acceptance, our lives are better.”
Virginia Wendt, MSCP, LPC (she/her)
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What shaped the way you care?
I believe a primary strength or benefit of therapy (with me) is to better understand and accept oneself without judgement. So that can mean better understanding your gender and sexuality; your intimate relationships; your losses and grief; your role in communities large and small (neighborhood to human race); your hopes, fears, desires and how they developed.
I think when we understand ourselves with less judgement and with more curiosity and acceptance, our lives are better.
For people who value reflection and connection
“Someone who wants to be really seen, heard, and understood”
Virginia Wendt, MSCP, LPC (she/her)
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Who might feel especially understood by the way you approach therapy?
Someone who wants to be really seen, heard, and understood, even if that feels vulnerable. Someone who values deep, active reflection and curiosity about themself and the world. Someone who uses humor as part of the process.
The details you share stay with me
“I'll remember what movie you watched and mentioned last session and why it felt important to you.”
Virginia Wendt, MSCP, LPC (she/her)
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If a client described you after their first few sessions, what would you hope they would say?
Approachable, attentive - really listening, curious, accepting, caring. I want my clients to feel I am present and genuinely working to get to know them and their context by asking questions, following up and remembering, and actively building connection. I'll remember what movie you watched and mentioned last session and why it felt important to you.
Honouring ourselves and one another
“we can celebrate diverse human experiences, and lift each other up.”
Virginia Wendt, MSCP, LPC (she/her)
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What do authenticity, liberation or living more abundantly mean within your work?
I believe that when we live authentically and in connection with others, we are closer to experiencing liberation. It's as important for me as I believe it is for my clients, and our work together. In better understanding ourselves and our context, we can honor that in others, we can celebrate diverse human experiences, and lift each other up.