Wendy Fydenkevez, LICSW

Wendy Fydenkevez is a licensed independent clinical social worker with eight years of experience in social services and mental health. She practices in Massachusetts and brings a practical, down-to-earth approach to sessions. Wendy works with people facing anxiety, depression, addiction, and relationship strain. She also helps those coping with grief, life changes, attention concerns, and issues with self-esteem.

Wendy draws on cognitive behavioral therapy, client-centered methods, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, narrative ideas, and psychodynamic thinking. In sessions she focuses on building trust and working together to set realistic goals. Conversations are straightforward and aimed at finding useful, everyday strategies that fit a person's life.

She has substantial experience supporting members of the LGBTQIA community and others navigating interpersonal conflict. That experience includes helping people manage jealousy, communication problems, commitment concerns, and intimacy-related issues. Wendy also addresses complications that can come with caregiving, aging, medical diagnoses such as cancer, and major life transitions.

Wendy offers several ways to connect including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. She explains the counseling process clearly and helps people choose tools they can use between sessions. Her style is collaborative, calm, and practical.

People who prefer a mix of talking, skill-building, and reflection often find her style helpful. Wendy invites people ready to make changes to begin with a short matching questionnaire and schedule their first session.

Approaches that translate well to online therapy

Wendy uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try more workable behaviors. CBT often focuses on concrete steps and short exercises that fit well into video or messaging sessions. She also uses client-centered therapy which centers the conversation on the person's experience, listening closely and shaping goals together. That approach helps people feel heard before moving into skills work or deeper reflection.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Wendy will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. She adjusts methods over time so therapy matches changing needs and priorities rather than sticking to a single method.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video allows face-to-face interaction for skills practice and deeper conversation. Phone can be easier when bandwidth or camera use is limited. Live chat and text messaging are helpful for brief check-ins, tracking progress, or working through short exercises between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life.