- Collaborative approach
- Focus on sleep
- Strengths based
About Wendy
Wendy Goffena is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with nine years as an LCSW and many more years in mental health roles. She practices in Montana and brings a long history of hands-on experience across community, medical, and residential settings. Wendy focuses on helping people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship strain, and sleep difficulties.
Her background includes work in community mental health, medical social work supporting people with serious physical illness, inpatient programs for youth, and services in correctional and child protective contexts. Those roles shaped her ability to work with a wide range of challenges such as grief, anger, caregiving stress, chronic pain, and issues tied to life transitions.
Wendy’s style is collaborative and straightforward. She treats the person in front of her as the expert on their life and helps them set practical goals. Sessions use strengths-based methods and motivational interviewing to build confidence and momentum toward change.
She uses several therapeutic approaches to match each person’s needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people see links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. Dialectical Behavior Therapy offers skills for mood regulation and coping. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy supports values-driven action and flexibility.
Wendy also uses EMDR for processing past traumatic events when appropriate. Her aim is to help people reduce symptoms that interfere with daily life and to improve sleep, relationships, and coping. Outside work she enjoys hiking, fishing, gardening, and art, and draws on that grounded Montana life in her outlook.
How Wendy’s Methods Translate to Online Work
Wendy commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice how thoughts affect feelings and actions, then practice small behavior changes that reduce distress. She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy to teach skills for regulating mood, tolerating stress, and improving communication. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy supports noticing values and taking committed steps toward them even when thoughts or feelings are hard to manage.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, symptoms, and preferences, and adjust methods as needed. Clients and the therapist decide together which techniques to emphasize and how to pace work.
If you are considering online sessions, please confirm the current session options before booking since formats were not specified in the biography. Many people find remote work helpful because it can fit more easily into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and avoid travel time. Online sessions can make it simpler to practice skills between meetings and to use tools like worksheets or guided exercises during the appointment. Licensed professionals can help arrange a plan that fits your schedule and goals.
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Experience
9+ years
Credentials
Montana, Wyoming
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Wendy often help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, anger, relationship and family problems, grief, and sleep difficulties among other concerns.
What is her general therapy style?
Her approach is client-centered and collaborative, using strengths-based work and motivational interviewing to set practical goals with each person.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has nine years as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and additional prior roles adding up to many years in mental health services across diverse settings.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the LCSW credential with WY LCSW and MT LCSW and practices in Montana.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions billed and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How does someone start working with her?
Choose the Start Therapy button, fill out a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist’s availability.