Maudeen Jordan, LCSW

Maudeen Jordan is a licensed clinical social worker with three decades of counseling experience. She blends practical tools with a warm, approachable manner to help people cope with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and life transitions.

She earned a graduate degree from California State University in San Jose and completed her LCSW in 1990. Her early work included supporting developmentally disabled children and their parents and later included private practice for mood and trauma-related concerns.

Maudeen has substantial experience in bereavement work after serving as a hospice bereavement coordinator. She counseled bereaved children, individuals, and groups and later supported caregivers through end-of-life challenges. Those years shaped her focus on self-care for people who care for others.

Her approach is client-centered and practical. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques alongside emotionally focused methods, EMDR for trauma, mindfulness, and coaching tools. She often suggests journaling and small, doable homework to build understanding and forward movement.

Maudeen describes therapy as a team effort. She listens for each person’s values and goals, offers communication skills to try with family and friends, and helps people take small steps toward the life they want. She also brings spiritual and religious respect into work when it matters to the client.

Now working online, she combines life coaching with clinical methods to support people through relationship concerns, parenting stress, career questions, aging and end-of-life topics, and long-standing family issues.

Online approaches that combine CBT, EMDR, and client-centered work

Maudeen uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT sessions often include clear steps and small homework tasks like journaling to test new ways of thinking and acting.

She also uses EMDR for people affected by traumatic memories, applying structured procedures to reduce distress linked to those memories. Client-centered work is central as well, which means the therapist follows the person’s priorities and emphasizes their strengths and values.

Finding the right approach is part of the online process. Maudeen treats therapy as collaboration - she listens to the client’s goals and preferences and then suggests a mix of methods that fit. Together they try techniques, track what helps, and adjust the plan as needed.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video is useful when visual interaction matters, phone calls can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or live chat works for brief check-ins or flexible scheduling. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy days and to continue work between sessions.