About Magdelena
Magdelena Unger is a licensed independent clinical social worker (LICSW) based in Minnesota with a decade of experience. She focuses on helping people understand why they feel stuck or react in ways that confuse them. Her style is practical and calm, aimed at making change feel manageable rather than overwhelming.
She begins by listening to what is happening now and looking for patterns in mood, behavior, and relationships. From there she and the client build a clear plan with achievable steps.
How Magdelena works
Sessions emphasize straightforward explanations and practical tools that can be used between meetings. Her work addresses stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, career concerns, and depression. She also supports people dealing with caregiver stress, codependency, communication problems, divorce and separation, and feelings of emptiness.
Other common topics she helps with include forgiveness, guilt and shame, jealousy, life purpose, money and financial worries, panic attacks, paranoia, seasonal affective disorder, self-love, and social anxiety. Magdelena offers focused diagnostic sessions to clarify symptom patterns and possible diagnoses. She provides short-term crisis support and safety planning after a recent crisis.
She also prepares comprehensive psychological autopsy reports for survivors after a death by suicide. Starting therapy can feel hard, and she aims to make the first steps simple. Prospective clients use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.
What Magdelena works with
The areas below are the ones Magdelena selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LICSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Minnesota |
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Online support options
Evidence-based approaches and online access
Magdelena uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that help people understand patterns and change unhelpful reactions. One common approach she uses helps people identify thoughts and behaviors that keep anxiety and low mood going, then practices new responses to reduce distress and increase day-to-day functioning. Another approach focuses on processing grief and loss in step-by-step ways so painful memories and emotions become easier to carry and make room for forward movement.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. She listens to your goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before, and then suggests methods that fit. This is a collaborative process that can adapt over time as needs change.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let you see facial cues and have a fuller conversation, phone sessions can be easier when you need less bandwidth or want to avoid being on camera, and live chat or text messaging can work for brief check-ins or when a written check-in fits your day. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or travel schedules, while still allowing regular contact with a licensed professional.
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