Wendy Fydenkevez, LICSW

Wendy Fydenkevez is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) practicing in Massachusetts. She brings eight years of experience in social services to her work as an independent therapist. Wendy has extensive experience engaging with diverse communities, including the LGBTQIA community, and she focuses on helping people handle relationship and life stressors.

She commonly helps people who are facing anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, bipolar mood challenges, and sleep or self-esteem problems. Wendy also supports those navigating career stress, intimacy issues, anger, and obsessive-compulsive concerns. Her practice includes attention to aging and geriatric issues as one of several additional focus areas.

Wendy uses a blend of approaches in sessions. She centers the conversation on each person and aims to build trust through acceptance and collaboration. She also draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to address unhelpful thought patterns and motivational interviewing when people want to make changes.

Her style combines listening with practical tools. Sessions often include talking through relationship conflicts, identifying small changes to try, and practicing new ways to cope with stress. Wendy describes therapy as a team effort where goals and methods are shaped together.

To start, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to the therapist's availability. Wendy's practice works with clients in English and is based in Massachusetts.

How therapeutic approaches work in online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and acceptance. The therapist follows your lead, reflects what you say, and helps you find your own solutions. It works well for people who want a supportive space to talk through feelings and choices.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. In short steps, clients learn to notice unhelpful thinking and try new actions to reduce anxiety, depression, or sleep problems. This approach is practical and goal-oriented.

Motivational Interviewing helps people who want to make changes but feel stuck. It uses focused conversation to increase confidence and find small, manageable steps toward goals like reducing substance use or improving health routines.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Wendy will collaborate with each person to choose which methods fit their needs and goals. That means trying things, checking how they feel, and adjusting plans together.

Confirm current session formats before booking since format options are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. It can also support regular work on relationship, grief, stress, and aging-related concerns without asking clients to rearrange their whole day.