About Wendy
Wendy Gatewood is a licensed clinical social worker with 22 years of practice experience. She works with people who are dealing with anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and other hard life moments. Wendy focuses on practical steps people can use right away to feel steadier and more capable.
She began her career providing hands-on care and has worked in multiple states, bringing a broad view to common struggles. Her background includes work with mood disorders such as bipolar, attention concerns like ADHD, and challenges around anger and emotional regulation.
Background and approach
She also supports people facing parenting stresses, eating concerns, and relationship strain. In sessions she keeps things collaborative and straightforward. Conversations are guided by what the person needs in the moment, whether that means learning new coping skills or talking through painful memories.
She uses approaches that help people notice unhelpful thoughts, build stronger emotional skills, and set concrete goals. Wendy also addresses attachment and adoption-related issues, abandonment, and forgiveness work. She pays attention to how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people make changes that fit their daily lives.
Her practice includes coaching-style work for people who want action-oriented support. Clients can expect a calm, focused style that balances practical tools with time to process difficult feelings. Wendy is based in Indiana and holds the credential LCSW, which stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker.
How these approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and following the person's lead. In practice this means sessions focus on what matters most to the client, helping them make sense of feelings and decide next steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect; it teaches practical tools to change unhelpful thinking and build new habits that ease anxiety and low mood.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Wendy will collaborate with clients to pick methods that match their goals and preferences. That choice can change over time as progress is made or new challenges arise, and the plan is adjusted together.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people follow visual cues and practice skills together, while phone sessions can fit a shorter break during the day or work better when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, homework support, or when someone prefers typed communication. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and keep consistent contact between meetings.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
Also works with
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 22 years
- Licensed
- Indiana, Oregon
- Languages
- English