Lic. No. 26353

Wanetta was raised in a large family in a Mennonite community in Pennsylvania. She was raised in a family that was transitioning out of the Mennonite/Amish church and culture to a simple, Bible-believing faith. She attended Christian school throughout her childhood, and she became a professing believer at a young age.Wanetta attended Bloomsburg University and graduated in 1996 with a Bachelor of Arts in social work and a concentration in children with special needs. She then attended the University of Maryland at Baltimore and graduated with a master’s degree in social work (MSW) with a specialization in health social work in 1999. While in Baltimore, she worked as an intern providing therapy to HIV/AIDS patients and socio-economically disadvantaged people. After receiving her MSW, she went on to work for a foster family agency specializing in children with disabilities and severe behavior problems. Wanetta has also worked in hospice, providing counseling for patients and families facing terminal illness. Wanetta began working at ACTS in 2007 as an intern and generalist practitioner seeing individuals, couples and families under the supervision of Bonnie McLaughlin, MFT. She received her LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) license in 2010. She continues as a generalist practitioner with specialties in Christian therapy, grief therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy and family systems theory. Wanetta lives in Palmdale with her husband and two children.