Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
How Jennifer works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Illinois
- Years in practice
- 8
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Jennifer
Jennifer Vandigo is a licensed clinical social worker who brings years of human services experience to her therapy work. She aims to help people recognize their worth and build practical skills for healthier responses to stress and anger. Jennifer earned a Master of Social Work at Arizona State University and holds an LCSW in Illinois.
Her background includes roles in residential treatment and community programs. She has led individual and group counseling in a teen residential setting and worked in the Peace Corps in Jamaica as a medical social worker.
Background and approach
She also helped start a women's crisis center addressing domestic violence, sexual assault, and abuse. Jennifer uses straightforward, person-focused methods in sessions. Her approach emphasizes listening first, then helping clients learn new ways to cope with feelings like anger, grief, or anxiety.
She draws on tools from client-centered work, cognitive behavioral ideas, and emotionally-focused strategies to address relationship and family concerns. Clients often come for help with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, parenting strain, ADHD, and challenges after trauma or loss. She also supports people dealing with family of origin issues, abandonment, blended family difficulties, and communication problems.
Her practice includes attention to self-esteem and coping with life changes. Sessions are conversational and practical. Jennifer aims to build a comfortable connection and teach skills that can be used between meetings.
She focuses on helping people feel steadier, communicate more clearly, and manage strong emotions in day-to-day life.
What Jennifer works with
Everything Jennifer lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Jennifer's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Young adult issues
Approaches Jennifer lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How her approach and online sessions work together
Jennifer draws on client-centered methods and cognitive behavioral ideas to guide online work. Client-centered Therapy focuses on listening, understanding a person's experience, and helping them find their own solutions; it’s useful when someone needs a supportive space to talk through strong emotions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thought and behavior and teaches concrete techniques to change reactions like anger or avoidance, which can help with anxiety, depression, and stress.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Jennifer will talk with clients about goals, what feels helpful, and what doesn’t. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust as progress is made, keeping the plan practical and goal-oriented.
Online sessions offer flexible options such as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and body language cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging provide brief, on-the-spot support between longer sessions or when typing feels easier. These formats make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to continue work on skills in everyday life.
Questions people ask about Jennifer
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, addictions, grief, relationship and family issues, parenting strain, ADHD, and trauma-related problems.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm and listening-focused. She emphasizes practical skill building and helps people apply strategies between sessions.
What is her professional background?
Jennifer earned a Master of Social Work from Arizona State University and has experience in residential treatment, community programs, and international social work through the Peace Corps.
What credentials and region apply to her practice?
She holds an LCSW and practices in Illinois.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Appointments can be held by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are costs and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.