- Years in practice
- 25
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Connecticut
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Peggy
Peggy Winsman is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 25 years of experience helping people navigate hard moments. She practices from Connecticut and approaches each person as an individual. Her style centers on listening, practical steps, and respecting what a person already knows about themselves.
Peggy often works with stress, anxiety, depression, and grief. She also helps with parenting concerns, relationship difficulties, addictions, anger, and challenges like chronic illness or pain.
Background and approach
She pays attention to how physical health and daily routines affect emotional well-being and may discuss nutrition, activity, and medical status when relevant. Her approach is client-centered, which means she starts from the person’s goals and builds the plan together. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to offer tools for coping and change.
Sessions focus on practical skills, clearer thinking, and stronger emotional regulation. Peggy values safety and steady progress. She uses trauma-informed and strength-based perspectives to help people feel understood and stronger over time.
Work in therapy may include skill practice between sessions and small steps toward clearer routines or healthier responses. People seeking help with parenting questions, young adult issues, ADHD-related struggles, or managing life transitions may find her straightforward, calm style useful. She offers conversation, problem-solving, and support tailored to what each person needs.
What Peggy works with
Everything Peggy lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Peggy helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Dissociation
- Impulsivity
- Post-traumatic stress
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Young adult issues
Approaches Peggy lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that translate well to online sessions
Peggy uses Client-Centered Therapy to build a plan based on what matters most to each person. This approach focuses on active listening, clear goals, and working at the client’s pace. It helps when someone needs a therapist who follows their lead and honors their priorities.She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which teaches specific skills to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. CBT can be useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes because it includes practical exercises and homework that fit well into remote sessions. Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques are included when emotional regulation and distress tolerance are important; those skills can be practiced in short exercises during calls or messages.
Finding the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will work collaboratively to decide which methods match the person’s goals, needs, and preferences. That choice can shift over time as progress is made or as new challenges appear.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and skill practice, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is low, and chat or messaging allow quick check-ins or brief support between sessions. These formats make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life while keeping a steady course of care.
Questions people ask about Peggy
What concerns does she address?
Peggy works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and trauma-related issues. She also supports people with parenting questions, addictions, anger, ADHD concerns, chronic pain or illness, and young adult issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is client-centered and practical. She emphasizes listening first, then offers tools from CBT, DBT, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to address specific goals.
How much experience does she have?
She has 25 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of concerns across different life stages.
Where is she based and what are her credentials?
She practices in Connecticut and is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, listed as CT LCSW.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does payment work and what does it cost?
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?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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