About Colleen
Colleen Wong is a licensed clinical social worker in California who helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, and major life changes. She supports people working through relationship strain, trauma and abuse, and issues that affect daily functioning. Colleen brings three years of professional experience to her practice.
She approaches each person with respect and an emphasis on strengths. Colleen believes the person sitting across from her knows their story best.
How Colleen works
She listens first, then helps people set clear, manageable goals. Sessions focus on practical steps that fit into daily life. Conversations are straightforward and rooted in what the client already values and can do.
She blends client-centered work with evidence-informed techniques. That can mean examining unhelpful thoughts, learning small behavior changes, or practicing present-moment awareness. Motivational approaches are used when people need help finding momentum for change.
Colleen adapts tools to the pace a person prefers. Her additional focus areas include caregiver stress, aging and geriatric issues, chronic illness and pain, cancer and hospice concerns, attachment and codependency patterns, and social anxiety. She also addresses money and purpose questions, isolation, and midlife transitions.
These topics are handled with steady attention to practical coping and problem solving. Colleen offers video, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging formats. People who choose her can expect a calm, collaborative process that centers the client’s goals.
Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a first session.
Colleen lists 4 ways of working on the entry:
What Colleen works with
The areas below are the ones Colleen selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Forgiveness
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Relationship issues
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 3 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
How Colleen’s Approaches Work Online
Client-centered work means the therapist follows the person’s lead. The conversation focuses on what matters most to the person and builds on existing strengths to set realistic goals. This approach helps when someone feels stuck and needs a steady, respectful listener. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact. In short exercises clients practice noticing unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes. CBT can be useful for anxiety, depression, and stress when practical steps are needed. Finding the right approach is part of the process. Colleen will work with each person to decide whether client-centered listening, CBT techniques, mindfulness practices, or motivational strategies fit best. This choice is collaborative and shaped by the person’s goals and preferences. Online sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video lets people read facial cues and have a more conversational feel. Phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when being on camera is hard. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, clarifying next steps, or keeping momentum between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. They allow people to connect from different places, work at a comfortable pace, and try methods that suit their routine.Start online instead of waiting
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