Wanda Jensen, LCSW
Compassionate, narrative-informed social worker
Details
| Name | Wanda Jensen |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LCSW |
| Based in | Montana |
| Licensed in | Montana |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 4 |
About Wanda
Wanda Jensen is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with four years of experience. She brings a calm, down-to-earth approach and focuses on practical steps people can use right away. Wanda works from Montana and speaks English.
Wanda draws on Narrative ideas to help people make sense of their stories. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based methods, client-centered work, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address stress, anxiety, depression, and trauma.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on identifying patterns, naming unhelpful stories, and trying small changes that build confidence. Her background includes a degree in Applied Behavioral Analysis, which helps her break behaviors into clear parts and build new, usable skills.
Wanda pays attention to the wider systems that shape a person’s life - family, friends, work, and community - and how those factors affect day-to-day choices. In sessions she emphasizes respect, empathy, and practical problem solving. She helps people work through parenting concerns, relationship strain, grief, anger, and mood challenges such as bipolar symptoms or disruptive mood patterns.
She also supports people dealing with abandonment, attachment issues, codependency, and isolation. Wanda frames change as a step-by-step process. Conversations explore what matters to the person, what gets in the way, and which small actions might move things forward.
Her aim is to help people build skills and clearer stories that support lasting change.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Parenting issues among the things Wanda works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Wanda among the ways she works.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Wanda among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Wanda among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Wanda among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Wanda among the ways she works.
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR): Listed by Wanda among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Wanda among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Wanda among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Wanda among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Wanda among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Wanda among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Wanda directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Wanda directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How narrative and behavior work online
Wanda uses Narrative ideas to help people separate themselves from the problems they face and tell different life stories. Narrative work involves naming the problem, looking at how it fits into a person’s life story, and trying new actions that alter that story. This approach can help with relationship concerns, identity questions, and recurring patterns that feel stuck.She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which focuses on clarifying personal values and taking small committed steps toward them even when uncomfortable feelings are present. ACT can be useful for anxiety, depression, and motivation struggles. Attachment-Based methods look at how early bonds shape current relationships and communication; that work helps people who feel stuck in patterns of closeness, avoidance, or trust issues.
Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. The therapist and client will explore goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then adjust methods as work progresses. Wanda draws on different tools rather than sticking to one method alone.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video is good for face-to-face conversation and teaching new skills. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging allow ongoing contact between sessions and quick reflections when ideas or feelings come up. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into busy lives and rural schedules.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does Wanda help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, relationship and family issues, grief, anger, mood disorders including bipolar, ADHD, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style blends Narrative thinking with ACT, attachment-focused ideas, client-centered listening, and CBT techniques to identify patterns and try small, useful changes.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
Wanda has four years of professional practice and emphasizes growth-minded work that builds practical skills and clearer personal stories.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - LCSW - and provides services from Montana.
Which languages are supported in therapy?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Therapy can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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