Wendy Goffena, LCSW
Montana · 9 years in practice
Wendy Goffena is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with nine years as an LCSW and a long history in mental health.
License and registration
- LCSW, Montana
- BBH-LCSW-LIC-31489 · expires December 2026
- LCSW, Wyoming
- LCSW-1068 · expires December 2027
- NPI
- 1770966160 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 9
- 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 Wendy
Wendy Goffena is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with nine years as an LCSW and a long history in mental health. She practices in Montana and brings experience from clinics, inpatient programs, medical social work, and correctional settings. Wendy meets people where they are and focuses on practical steps they can take to feel steadier in daily life.
Her style is collaborative and strengths-based. She listens first, then helps people set clear goals and try small changes.
Background and approach
Sessions emphasize skills people can use between visits - breathing and grounding, mood regulation, and ways to notice unhelpful thinking patterns. Wendy uses a mix of approaches to suit each person’s needs. She draws on cognitive behavioral work to link thoughts, feelings, and actions.
Dialectical behavior strategies help with emotion regulation and better communication. She also offers Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, known as EMDR, for people working through past trauma. Her background includes work with adults facing depression, anxiety, trauma and abuse, complex grief, anger, relationship strain, parenting stress, and chronic illness challenges.
She has provided individual, group, and family-focused services across a range of settings and age groups during her career. Clients can expect a practical, down-to-earth approach. Wendy helps people identify strengths, set realistic goals, and build skills that fit their daily routines.
Her Montana roots and community experience inform a straightforward, respectful way of working.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Wendy lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Approaches Wendy names
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- 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
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on helping people notice what matters most to them and take small committed steps toward those values while using breathing and mindfulness to stay present. It can help with anxiety, low mood, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches clear techniques to challenge unhelpful thinking and build alternative behaviors for depression, worry, and sleep problems. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR, offers tools for processing past painful memories that continue to affect relationships and daily life.Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before and then use one or more methods in collaboration with the client. Treatment plans are adjusted over time based on how the person responds and what feels most helpful.
Online sessions offer flexible ways to connect. Video calls let people use visual cues and practice skills together, phone sessions work well when video isn’t possible or bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text messaging can be useful for brief check-ins or when someone prefers written communication. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or travel schedules while still focusing on practical skills and progress.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Wendy help address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem, grief, relationship and family problems, sleep issues, parenting challenges, career concerns, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes.
What is her general therapy style?
Her approach is client-centered and strengths-based. She collaborates with people to set goals and teaches practical skills like mood regulation and thought tracking.
What experience does she bring?
She has nine years as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and many additional years working in mental health across clinical, inpatient, medical, and correctional settings.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the credential LCSW with Wyoming LCSW and Montana LCSW listings and practices in Montana.
Which languages are used in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She works using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How are fees handled?
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?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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