- Years in practice
- 8
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Illinois
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Jennifer
Jennifer Vandigo is a licensed clinical social worker with broad experience helping people navigate stressful life moments. She brings a warm, compassionate style and focuses on practical steps people can use right away. Her work often centers on relationship and parenting concerns as well as mood struggles like anxiety and depression.
She has worked in a range of settings, including residential treatment for teens and international social work with community projects.
Background and approach
That background shaped a straightforward approach to solving problems and supporting recovery from trauma and abuse. Jennifer uses a mix of therapy methods to match what each person needs. Sessions focus on building emotional awareness and stronger communication.
She helps clients notice patterns, try new ways to respond, and practice small changes that add up. For parents she offers concrete strategies to handle stress, set boundaries, and manage family tensions while keeping everyday life moving. Her style is collaborative and paced to the individual.
Jennifer centers the relationship and aims to create an encouraging space where people can talk honestly and try different tools. She emphasizes skills that clients can use between sessions to cope and grow. People who choose her often want a caring clinician who blends practical problem solving with emotional support.
Her work covers a wide range of concerns including addictions, grief, self-esteem, ADHD, and family of origin issues. She is based in Illinois and practices as an LCSW.
What Jennifer works with
Everything Jennifer lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Jennifer helps people with.
- 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.
Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship. The therapist listens closely and helps clients find their own answers, which can be useful for issues like self-esteem, life transitions, and family conflict.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and actions influence feelings. It breaks problems into manageable steps and teaches concrete skills for anxiety, depression, and managing anger or impulsive behavior.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people identify and express core emotions and improve how they relate to others. It can be helpful for repairing communication and building stronger bonds during relationship or parenting strain.
Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they choose methods and adjust them as therapy progresses to find the best fit.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video sessions work well for longer conversations and visual cues, phone calls are useful when bandwidth is limited, live chat lets people check in quickly, and messaging supports short updates or between-session work. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy family schedules and life changes.
Questions people ask about Jennifer
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and family concerns, parenting challenges, grief, ADHD, and self-esteem issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is warm and collaborative with a focus on practical steps. She combines emotional support with hands-on strategies people can use between sessions.
What is her professional background?
She earned a Master of Social Work and has experience in residential teen treatment and international social work projects, plus years of clinical practice totaling eight years.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is an LCSW licensed in Illinois and practices from that state.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What formats are available for sessions?
Sessions can be conducted by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does billing and starting work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time; to begin, select Start Therapy, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session.
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