Therapist profile
Gretchen Wesche, LICSW
Minnesota
Licensed therapist - relationships and mood issues
Continue with GretchenWhere Gretchen stands
- Credentials
- LICSW
- License
- LICSW, Minnesota / 8518
- NPI
- 1902968308
- Experience
- 37 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Minnesota
About
- Codependency patterns
- CBT and mindfulness
- Caregiving stress
About Gretchen
Gretchen Wesche is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker, LICSW, practicing in Minnesota with 37 years of experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and low self-esteem. Her work also focuses on relationship and intimacy issues, communication problems, and codependency patterns.
Gretchen uses straightforward conversation to clarify problems and set small, achievable goals. She listens for how daily habits, roles, and expectations affect mood and relationships. Sessions tend to mix talk with practical tools people can try between meetings.
Her background spans many kinds of life transitions, from career and caregiving stress to changes that come with aging. She has long experience helping people who struggle with addiction, family conflict, or the fallout of divorce and separation. That history informs how she thinks about patterns that repeat over time.
Clinically, Gretchen draws on Client-Centered methods and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thinking and try different actions. She also uses Mindfulness approaches to build steady attention and Motivational Interviewing to support changes people really want to make. Psychodynamic ideas help when past family experiences shape current reactions.
Her practice aims to be direct and practical. People leave sessions with clearer next steps, whether that means boundary practice, coping strategies for anxiety, or ways to manage caregiving stress. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How sessions work
How her approaches shape online sessions
Gretchen uses Client-Centered Therapy to focus on what matters most to the person in the room, encouraging straightforward talk about feelings, roles, and relationship patterns. That approach helps people who are unsure where to begin or want to make sense of repeated reactions.She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and try small behavior changes. CBT is useful for anxiety, low mood, and habit patterns that feed codependency. Mindfulness Therapy appears in sessions as short attention exercises and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve sleeping and focus.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Gretchen will discuss goals and preferences and then try methods that seem most likely to help. This is a collaborative process where adjustments are made as needs become clearer.
The exact session formats for her practice should be confirmed before booking. Ask about which online or remote options are currently offered. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and reduce travel time so emotional work fits into everyday life.
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Experience
37+ years
Listed in
Minnesota
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Which issues does she help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, self-esteem, relationship and intimacy concerns, codependency, and related problems listed in her specialties.
What is her therapeutic style?
She combines Client-Centered listening with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and practical tools. Sessions emphasize clear goals and actions to try between meetings.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 37 years of professional experience working with people across life stages and a wide range of emotional concerns.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She holds an LICSW and practices in Minnesota as a licensed clinical social worker.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not accepted at this time.
How are sessions scheduled and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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