About Wendy
Wendy Galyen is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 20 years of experience supporting people through hard transitions. She practices from Indiana and offers online work for people who prefer remote sessions. Wendy focuses on creating a calm, conversational space where people can talk about what matters to them.
She uses straightforward tools from cognitive behavioral therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, and mindfulness to help people manage anxiety, stress, and low mood.
How Wendy works
Sessions usually involve identifying stuck patterns, trying small changes, and building routines that fit daily life. Wendy pays attention to relationships, parenting questions, career strain, grief, and issues around self-esteem and body image. Wendy describes her style as empathic, non-judgmental, and practical.
She aims to build trust quickly so clients can make steady progress. Conversations are tailored to each person rather than following a one-size-fits-all script. Her background includes teaching and supervising social work and counseling students at local universities, and contributing to social work research and publications.
That experience keeps her connected to current counseling ideas and practical approaches used in real life. For people juggling caregiving, work stress, parenting, or midlife changes, she blends coaching and therapy techniques. The work is collaborative – clients set goals, and sessions focus on doable steps toward those goals.
Wendy lists 7 ways of working on the entry:
What Wendy works with
The areas below are the ones Wendy selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- ADHD
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Parenting issues
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Indiana |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches you can use online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting ruled by them, then choose actions that match their values. It can help with anxiety, stress, and major life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress. Mindfulness Therapy encourages gentle attention to the present moment and simple practices to reduce reactivity and build calm in daily life.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Wendy will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online work can fit into busy schedules because sessions are available by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues during deeper conversations. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging are useful for quick updates, brief coaching, or ongoing support between sessions. These options aim to make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into everyday life.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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