Wendy Glass Givens, LCSW

Wendy Glass Givens is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in California with 7 years of counseling experience helping individuals navigate complex emotional challenges. She focuses on areas such as stress, anxiety, depression, family relationships, grief, and self-esteem, bringing a calm and attentive presence to each session while tailoring care to the needs of the person she is working with.

Wendy integrates evidence-based therapeutic techniques with a Christian-informed perspective, creating a therapeutic space that honors both spiritual and emotional dimensions of a client's life. Her style emphasizes empathy, practical strategies, and personal insight, supporting clients as they build resilience and develop tools for lasting change. She aims to offer professional guidance that respects each person's unique story and goals.

Committed to collaborative care, Wendy helps clients identify strengths, navigate challenges, and pursue meaningful growth. Her practice blends compassionate listening with structured approaches so clients can explore their values, process difficult emotions, and move toward greater well-being and hope.

Evidence-based approaches and online care with a collaborative focus

Wendy draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that help clients identify and shift unhelpful patterns of thinking and behavior, offering practical strategies for managing symptoms of anxiety and depression. These approaches aim to break cycles that maintain distress and teach skills that support daily functioning and emotional balance.

She also uses structured, skills-based methods to address stress, grief, and self-esteem concerns, helping clients develop coping tools, process difficult emotions, and strengthen relationships within families. This work supports recovery from loss and improves communication and problem solving in family systems.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process, and Wendy approaches this collaboratively. She works with clients to choose techniques that fit their goals, values, and preferences, adjusting the plan as progress is made. Licensed professionals and therapists often combine methods to tailor care to each person.

Online therapy options - including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging - make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to access support from home or other convenient locations. These modalities provide flexibility in scheduling, consistent contact between sessions, and multiple ways to engage in treatment that suit different communication styles.