Therapist profile
Colleen Wong, LCSW
California
LCSW - Stress and relationship concerns
Continue with ColleenWhere Colleen stands
- Credentials
- LCSW
- License
- LCSW, California / 27834
- NPI
- 1992059471
- Experience
- 3 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- California
About
- Stress and anxiety
- Grief and loss
- Codependency concerns
About Colleen
Colleen Wong is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in California with three years of professional experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, and life changes. Colleen also supports people managing relationship strain and the impact of past trauma and abuse.
She starts from the idea that each person knows their own story. Sessions concentrate on what the client brings and on building practical skills to feel steadier day to day. Conversations are straightforward and focused on goals clients set for themselves.
Colleen uses a mix of client-centered ways of working and evidence-based techniques. That can mean looking at unhelpful thinking patterns, practicing short exercises to calm the body and mind, and using motivational discussion to find what will keep clients moving forward. Sessions typically blend listening with concrete suggestions and small experiments to try between meetings.
Her background includes working with people facing serious life stressors such as illness, caregiving strain, and end-of-life concerns. She also addresses issues like social anxiety, isolation, money stress, and codependency when those come up in sessions.
People who choose Colleen can expect practical conversations about what matters most to them. The work aims to increase clarity, strengthen coping, and support clearer boundaries and decision-making in everyday life.
How sessions work
Approaches used in remote sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the client's priorities. The therapist helps people name what matters and supports them in making their own decisions about change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts and behaviors keep problems going and uses short, practical exercises to shift those patterns. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple awareness and breathing practices to reduce stress and reactivity.Choosing an approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before. From there she will suggest methods to try and check in regularly to see what fits best.
The original biography does not list which online or in-person formats are offered. Please confirm session options before booking so you know whether phone, video, or another format is available. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Therapists often adapt exercises and homework for use between sessions so the work fits into everyday life.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
3+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, relationship strain, and trauma. Additional areas include caregiving stress, chronic illness, and codependency concerns.
What is her therapy style like?
She combines client-centered listening with practical techniques from CBT, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing. Sessions focus on clear goals and exercises to try between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
She has three years of professional experience working as a clinician in California.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in California and practices there.
Which languages are supported and can she work with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Confirm current session options before booking to know whether in-person, phone, or video sessions are available.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.