About Jennifer
Jennifer Vandigo is an LCSW practicing in Illinois who brings eight years of clinical experience to her work with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, and a wide range of related issues.
Background and approach
She aims to help clients discover their own strength and sense of worth while building practical skills for coping with life changes and improving emotional wellbeing.
Jennifer’s background includes experience with grief, eating concerns, parenting and anger issues, self-esteem struggles, ADHD, and many other focus areas such as abandonment, adoption and foster care, blended family issues, caregiver stress, codependency, and communication problems.
Her style blends several evidence-informed approaches to suit individual needs, drawing on client-centered principles to prioritize the person’s perspective, cognitive behavioral techniques to shift unhelpful patterns, emotionally-focused methods to address relational dynamics, existential ideas about meaning, and mindfulness practices to increase present-moment awareness.
Jennifer emphasizes the therapeutic connection as a core part of change and works to create a warm, supportive environment for clients as they pursue clearer direction and more peaceful daily life.
Approaches that Guide Online Therapy
Client-centered therapy prioritizes the client’s perspective and personal goals, creating an empathic space where clients are listened to and supported as they explore change. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce distress and improve coping; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress-related problems. Emotionally-focused therapy (EFT) helps people understand and reorganize emotional responses in relationships, making it useful for relational and attachment concerns.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each client to assess needs, goals, and preferences, and together they will try strategies that fit the person’s situation, adjusting methods as progress becomes clear. This shared decision-making helps ensure therapy stays relevant and responsive.
Online sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to offer flexibility for different lifestyles and comfort levels. These formats make it easier to access licensed professionals from home or work, accommodate busy schedules, and maintain continuity of care when in-person meetings are difficult. The variety of options supports consistent engagement and practical access to therapeutic help.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Parenting issues
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Trauma and abuse
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English