Wendy Goffena, LCSW

Wendy Goffena is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Wyoming and Montana with nine years as an LCSW and 24 years in mental health work. She offers therapy for common concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem issues, relationship and family difficulties, grief, sleep problems, parenting strains, career transitions, bipolar disorder, and compassion fatigue.

Wendy draws on long experience in community mental health, medical social work, inpatient youth residential treatment, correctional settings, child protective services, and partial and intensive outpatient programs. She has worked with adults across the lifespan in Central Montana and with people facing serious mental illness, veterans, court-mandated clients, and those needing extra support for daily functioning.

Her practicum is collaborative and client-centered. She treats people as experts on their own lives and works with them to set practical goals. She uses strengths-based methods and motivational interviewing to help clients identify resources and build confidence.

In sessions she uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to map connections between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, Dialectical Behavior Therapy for mood regulation and coping skills, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to increase psychological flexibility, and EMDR for processing trauma when appropriate. These tools guide short-term skill building and longer-term work on relationships and life adjustment.

Wendy grew up in Montana with a background in farming and ranching. She studied elementary education and later earned a master’s degree in social work. Outside of clinical work she hikes, gardens, fishes, explores historical sites, and pursues visual art.

Therapeutic approaches used in online sessions