Wendie Vanderwater, LCSW

Wendie Vanderwater is a Montana LCSW with 22 years of clinical experience helping adults manage stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, anger, and related concerns. She works with people who want straightforward help for issues like low self-esteem, grief, parenting challenges, career stress, ADHD, and mood concerns.

She uses practical, evidence-informed tools and adapts them to what each person prefers. Wendie asks questions to understand what a client needs and then suggests approaches to try. She invites people to choose how they want to work - with homework, journaling, mindfulness practice, or a more conversational focus.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy are often combined in her work. Those approaches are used to identify unhelpful thinking, build emotion-regulation skills, and practice new behaviors. Mindfulness practices and brief motivational techniques are added when they fit a client's goals.

Wendie describes her style as direct and nonjudgmental. She encourages small, concrete actions outside of sessions - for example volunteering or joining a group - to add positive structure to daily life. Clients who prefer clear, practical steps tend to find this approach useful.

Her background includes long-term use of DBT skills and regular incorporation of mindfulness and journaling. She helps people experiment with different tools until they find what eases their recurring anger, anxiety, or relationship difficulties.

Approaches used in remote sessions