About Jennifer
Jennifer Vandigo is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people discover their strengths and values. She brings eight years of clinical experience and a warm, compassionate presence to sessions. Jennifer focuses on practical change so clients can live with more calm and clearer direction.
She uses simple, direct conversations to uncover what matters to each person. Sessions often include skill-building for stress, anxiety, and ADHD-related challenges. Jennifer also addresses depression, grief, relationship strains, parenting concerns, and substance issues with straightforward tools and support.
Background and approach
Jennifer draws on client-centered methods that follow each person’s pace and priorities. She blends cognitive behavioral strategies to shift unhelpful thinking and emotionally-focused ideas to deepen connection and understanding. Mindfulness practices are introduced when they fit a person’s goals.
Her background includes work across community and clinical settings, where she provided individual and group care. That experience informs a practical style that values clear steps and steady progress. Jennifer emphasizes the importance of a trusting connection as the foundation for good work.
People who prefer calm, concrete guidance often find her approach helpful. She aims to help people notice small changes that add up. Jennifer collaborates with each client to set realistic goals and track what’s working.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the person's lead. Online sessions use that same attentiveness to help people name priorities and decide next steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions; in teletherapy the therapist and client practice new skills and track small behavior changes together. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people identify and shift emotional patterns that affect relationships; this work can be done over video or phone when people want to explore connection and communication.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and how they like to learn. Together they choose methods and adjust them as needed, so therapy stays practical and relevant to daily life.
Online therapy offers a range of formats to fit different needs. Video calls are good for in-depth conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or for quick check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging support brief updates, ongoing coaching, or homework between sessions. These options aim to make care more flexible and easier to fit into busy schedules.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Parenting issues
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Trauma and abuse
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English
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