Elevated Perceptions Wellness & Therapy

Therapy for trauma, anxiety, and the parts of life that ask for care

A grounded, somatic-informed therapy practice in Knoxville, TN, with telehealth across Tennessee and Michigan, for people navigating trauma, identity shifts, relational harm, and seasons of change.

The Knoxville therapy office, with a blue armchair, a gray sofa with pillows, plants, and warm lamps

Welcome

Welcome to
Elevated Perceptions Wellness & Therapy

A therapy practice for people who are ready to feel more connected to themselves, their bodies, and the lives they are building. Care here is steady, collaborative, and grounded in respect for your pace.

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A place to be met

A warm, nonjudgmental space to name what has felt hard to carry.

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Care that listens deeper

Somatic-informed support that listens to both your story and your body.

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Tools for daily life

Practical reflection and tools you can carry into everyday life.

Services

Areas of focus for deeper healing

The services at Elevated Perceptions Wellness & Therapy are organized around the places clients most often need support: trauma, anxiety, identity shifts, and relational harm.

01Trauma Therapy

Depth-oriented, somatic-informed support for understanding what processing trauma can actually look like in session. For when the past keeps showing up in the present: in your body, your relationships, your reactions.

02Anxiety Therapy

Support named in everyday language: what anxiety affects day to day, without reducing care to a clinical checklist. For the mind that won't stop bracing for what's next, even when nothing's actually wrong.

03Identity & Life Transitions

Therapy for shifting roles, relationships, sense of self, and the seasons of life that ask you to become differently. For when you don't recognize the shape of your own life anymore.

04Domestic Violence & Relational Trauma

Harm-reduction informed support for coercive control, safety, relational trauma, and rebuilding trust in your own knowing. For relationships where something felt wrong before you had the words for it.

Tennessee: in person in Knoxville or telehealth statewide Michigan: telehealth statewide Insurance: Aetna, Cigna, Optum Sliding scale available

How Elevated Perceptions is different

Care that moves at the speed of feeling safe

Therapy here isn't about rushing toward insight or forcing a breakthrough. It is about creating enough steadiness to notice what has been protective, what has become painful, and what may be ready to change.

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Paced for safety

Trauma work begins with choice, consent, and enough stability to stay connected to the present.

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Body-aware support

Sessions make room for nervous-system cues, sensations, and patterns that words alone may not explain.

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Collaborative clarity

You will be invited into reflection, practical tools, and decisions about what feels useful for your own life.

Another view of the office: blue armchair, gray sofa, lamps, and artwork

About Whitney's approach

A calm, collaborative practice rooted in presence and practical change

Clients describe her work as warm, attentive, and clear. She helps people slow down enough to hear themselves, then build the skills and support needed to move forward.

Our therapists

Meet the team

Whitney Petree

M.Ed., LPC/MHSP

Knoxville, TN · Telehealth in TN & MI

Depth > quick fix.

Whitney has worked in the field for nearly a decade. She began in domestic violence work as an advocate, program manager, and court advocate before opening her private practice. She focuses on underlying patterns rather than symptom checklists, because meaningful change develops over time.

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Outside the office, she kayaks and shares her life with three rescue dogs.

Tiffany Peters

M.Ed., LMSW

Telehealth only · Michigan

Locations

In person in Knoxville, telehealth in two states

Tennessee

Knoxville

Address
10407 Lovell Center Dr.
Knoxville, TN 37922
Phone
(865) 315-7712 (call or text)
Therapist
Whitney Petree, M.Ed., LPC/MHSP
Sessions
In person, or telehealth across Tennessee and Michigan

Michigan

Three Oaks

Location
Three Oaks, Michigan (telehealth only, no in-person office)
Phone
(865) 315-7712 (call or text)
Therapists
Whitney Petree, M.Ed., LPC/MHSP (telehealth)
Tiffany Peters, M.Ed., LMSW (telehealth)
Sessions
Telehealth across Michigan

How care begins

Starting therapy can feel hard. Elevated Perceptions keeps it easy.

The first steps are simple, collaborative, and paced with care, so you can ask questions, get a feel for the fit, and begin with more steadiness.

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Reach Out

Share a little about what you're carrying and what kind of support you're looking for.

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Consultation

Your therapist will connect with you to answer questions, talk through fit, and clarify next steps.

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Begin Together

Your first sessions move at a steady pace, with space for your story, your body, and your goals.

Book a session

Ready to get started?

Fill out the form with your contact information or text our team at the number below, and someone from Elevated Perceptions will reach out to you as soon as possible.

Tennessee (865) 315-7712 10407 Lovell Center Dr. Knoxville, TN 37922 Michigan (865) 315-7712 Three Oaks, MI (telehealth only) Online elevatedperceptionswandt@gmail.com @elevatedperceptionswandt

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