- Depression and anxiety
- Trauma informed care
- Skills focused
About Wendy
Wendy Goffena is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with nine years as an LCSW and a long history in mental health services. She works in Montana and brings decades of experience from schools, treatment centers, medical social work, and correctional settings. Wendy focuses on practical help for common and complex mental health challenges.
Wendy’s style is collaborative and straightforward. She treats people as the experts on their lives and helps them set goals they can reach. Her work often focuses on depression, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, and relationship challenges. She uses proven strategies to help people manage symptoms and build skills for daily life.
She draws from several therapy approaches to match each person’s needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify unhelpful thinking patterns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy teaches mood regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy brings mindfulness and values-based action into practical routines.
Wendy’s background includes work with veterans, people coping with serious illness, court-mandated clients, and those in outpatient and inpatient programs. She has provided individual, group, and family services across rural and institutional settings. That variety informs a flexible approach to different life situations and stressors.
Outside work, Wendy enjoys Montana’s outdoors, hiking, fishing, camping, rock-hounding, gardening, and making art. Those interests inform a down-to-earth perspective she brings into sessions.
Wendy’s style is collaborative and straightforward. She treats people as the experts on their lives and helps them set goals they can reach. Her work often focuses on depression, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, and relationship challenges. She uses proven strategies to help people manage symptoms and build skills for daily life.
She draws from several therapy approaches to match each person’s needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify unhelpful thinking patterns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy teaches mood regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy brings mindfulness and values-based action into practical routines.
Wendy’s background includes work with veterans, people coping with serious illness, court-mandated clients, and those in outpatient and inpatient programs. She has provided individual, group, and family services across rural and institutional settings. That variety informs a flexible approach to different life situations and stressors.
Outside work, Wendy enjoys Montana’s outdoors, hiking, fishing, camping, rock-hounding, gardening, and making art. Those interests inform a down-to-earth perspective she brings into sessions.
This summary is based on the profile information listed on BetterHelp.