About Winifred
Winifred ODriscoll is a licensed clinical social worker with 30 years of experience helping people who struggle with addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, and low self-esteem. She offers steady, nonjudgmental support and practical skills. Her approach aims to help people feel understood and build new ways to manage difficult emotions.
She focuses on everyday coping tools that can be used between sessions. Winifred works with clients on issues like abandonment, attachment concerns, guilt and shame, and impulsivity.
Background and approach
She also helps people facing chronic illness or pain, midlife transitions, loneliness, and questions about life purpose and self-love. Sessions are conversational and goal oriented. Winifred encourages clients to name small, achievable changes and practices that fit their daily lives.
She also addresses how strong emotions show up in relationships and daily routines, and helps people find clearer ways to respond. Her long experience includes community and clinical settings in New Jersey. Winifred draws on that background to offer steady guidance and practical problem solving.
She aims to help clients build confidence and notice progress over time. Many people find the first step the hardest. Winifred acknowledges that courage and treats starting therapy as an important choice.
She works with each person at a pace that feels manageable while keeping sight of the changes they want.
Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life
Winifred uses evidence-based techniques that focus on skills and practical changes. One approach emphasizes learning concrete coping skills to manage strong emotions, cravings, or flashbacks; this helps people gain tools they can use when stress rises. Another approach focuses on understanding attachment and relationship patterns so clients can notice repeated reactions and try different responses in daily life.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, current struggles, and what feels doable. Together they will try methods that match the person’s needs and adjust the plan as progress and preferences become clearer.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or chat can suit short check-ins or times when typing feels easier. These options help people fit therapy around work, caregiving, and busy days while keeping continuity of care.
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- Experience
- 30 years
- Licensed
- New Jersey, New York
- Languages
- English