Wendy Ross

Wendy Ross is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in California with 20 years of professional experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, career uncertainty, and depression. Wendy also addresses concerns such as cancer-related adjustment, communication problems, control issues, divorce and separation, guilt and shame, isolation and loneliness, and questions about life purpose.

Wendy centers sessions on the person in front of her and treats clients as the experts on their own lives. She listens for strengths you already use and builds on what is working. Conversations focus on small, practical steps you can try between sessions to test new ways of handling problems.

Her approach draws from client-centered methods that prioritize your perspectives and goals. She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify and shift unhelpful thinking patterns. Motivational interviewing helps when decision-making feels stalled, and solution-focused tools are used to set achievable, short-term goals.

Sessions tend to be straightforward and goal-oriented. Wendy aims to help people clarify what matters next and to practice concrete skills for everyday situations. She supports clients who are questioning work direction, recovering from loss, or trying to rebuild confidence after change.

Wendy accepts international clients and conducts work in English. Her background over two decades includes a range of settings and people, and she encourages a conversational, collaborative way of working to explore next steps without rushing the process.

How Wendy uses approaches in online sessions

Client-centered work starts by listening to your experience and priorities. This approach means the therapist follows your lead, clarifies what matters to you, and builds on your existing strengths to shape session focus.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems in place. Online CBT sessions often involve identifying unhelpful thinking, trying small behavior changes, and reviewing what worked or didn’t between meetings. Motivational interviewing is a conversational method to help when you feel uncertain about change; it helps uncover your own reasons to move forward and reduces internal resistance.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Wendy will talk with you about goals and preferences, then try methods that match those needs. She treats the choice of technique as collaborative and adjusts it based on what helps you make progress.

Confirm current session options before booking because the biography does not list specific formats. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when schedules require, or reduce travel time. Talk through scheduling and format in the initial questionnaire and first session so arrangements fit your everyday routine.