Jennifer Vandigo, LCSW
Illinois · 8 years in practice
Jennifer Vandigo is a licensed clinical social worker with eight years of experience helping people navigate hard moments.
License and registration
- LCSW, Illinois
- 149009202 · expires November 2027
- NPI
- 1841969318 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 8
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Jennifer
Jennifer Vandigo is a licensed clinical social worker with eight years of experience helping people navigate hard moments. She focuses on helping people find their own strengths and clearer ways forward. Her style is warm and straightforward, with an emphasis on connection and respect.
She brings a long history of varied roles to therapy work. Jennifer has worked in residential treatment settings and served as a medical social worker overseas.
Background and approach
Those experiences shaped how she listens and responds to trauma, loss, and relationship strain. In sessions she uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside client-centered and cognitive behavioral approaches. That means she pays attention to feelings and relationships while also helping people try new behaviors and thoughts.
She aims to help clients notice patterns, name emotions, and practice different ways of relating. Jennifer often works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and grief. She also supports people facing parenting challenges, relationship and communication problems, addiction concerns, and life transitions.
She helps people cope with ADHD-related challenges and issues around self-esteem and anger. Her approach is collaborative and practical. Sessions include listening, gentle feedback, and specific strategies to try between meetings.
Jennifer encourages small experiments that build confidence and change day-to-day life. Therapy is offered to people in Illinois who prefer English. She provides sessions by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging, and scheduling follows an online matching and booking process.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Jennifer lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- 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 names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Approaches that translate to online care
Emotionally-Focused Therapy focuses on the role of emotions in relationships and personal patterns. Online sessions can help people notice and name emotions, and then try different ways of responding in relationships and daily life.Client-Centered Therapy puts the person at the center of the work. The therapist listens without judgment and follows the client's pace, which can make remote conversations feel focused and respectful.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and test practical behavior changes. It works well online because homework, thought logs, and short experiments can be assigned and reviewed between sessions.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then try methods that fit those needs. Adjustments happen over time so the plan stays useful and realistic.
Online therapy through video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging offers flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be used for brief check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing notes or short reflections between appointments. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, or family routines.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does this therapist address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and family concerns, addictions, parenting challenges, eating and anger issues, ADHD, and related struggles.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm and collaborative, focusing on emotional connection and practical steps. She blends Emotionally-Focused Therapy with client-centered listening and cognitive behavioral techniques.
What is her background and experience?
She has eight years of clinical experience and has worked in residential treatment and international medical social work roles. Her past work informs a trauma-aware, relationship-focused practice.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is an LCSW licensed in Illinois and practices with clients located in that state.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
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 needs and schedules.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How does someone begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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