Jennifer Vandigo, LCSW

Jennifer Vandigo is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who brings eight years of clinical experience to her therapeutic work. She helps people step into their sense of personal power and discover the answers within themselves, guiding clients toward greater self-worth and authentic change. Her approach is grounded in compassion and a genuine desire to help others improve their lives, and she emphasizes the connection and comfort that form the foundation of effective counseling.

Jennifer earned a Master of Social Work at Arizona State University and has applied her skills across a variety of settings. She served as a program director at a residential treatment program for teens with justice involvement, providing individual, group, and family counseling. While serving in the Peace Corps in Jamaica, she worked as a medical social worker and helped launch a women’s crisis center addressing domestic violence, sexual assault, and abuse. More recently she completed a two-year program in advanced spiritual psychology, expanding the depth of her clinical perspective.

She works with many concerns including stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, grief, parenting challenges, eating concerns, anger, self-esteem, coping with life changes, and ADHD. Additional focus areas include abandonment, adoption and foster care, caregiver stress, codependency, communication and control issues, divorce and separation, domestic violence, family of origin work, and other interpersonal and adjustment challenges. Jennifer aims to build a supportive therapeutic relationship and collaborate with clients to create a more loving and peaceful life.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care with Jennifer Vandigo

Jennifer primarily uses client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and emotionally-focused therapy (EFT) in her work. Client-centered therapy focuses on building a trusting, empathetic relationship so clients can explore their feelings and find their own solutions - it is helpful for issues like low self-esteem, life transitions, and relationship concerns.

CBT is a structured approach that helps people identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors; it is commonly used for anxiety, depression, stress management, and coping skills training. Emotionally-focused therapy helps people and couples understand and shift emotional patterns that lead to conflict or disconnection, making it useful for relationship repair and attachment-related concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Jennifer works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adjusts strategies over time as work progresses.

Online therapy with Jennifer is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility and meet clients where they are. These options make scheduling easier, reduce travel time, and allow continued access to therapeutic support during life changes or busy periods, while preserving the collaborative relationship that is central to effective work with a licensed professional.