Jane Collingwood, LCSW - Therapist in Wisconsin

About Jane

Jane Collingwood is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who uses practical, evidence-based therapies to help parents and individuals facing life stressors. She focuses on clear, step-by-step work that parents can use at home. Sessions aim to reduce anxiety, manage depression, and address parenting and family concerns with straightforward tools.

Her approach is calm and nonjudgmental. She listens first, then offers techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy when they fit a person's needs.

Background and approach

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas are also used to help people notice what matters most and take small, values-based steps. Jane brings ten years of experience across home, residential treatment, and outpatient settings. That background informs how she helps people manage grief, relationship strain, addiction concerns, and the day-to-day challenges of parenting.

She often integrates practical coping skills with attention to emotional connection and attachment patterns. Sessions emphasize teamwork and clear goals. She works to explain techniques in plain language and to practice skills together during sessions.

Parents often find concrete strategies for communication, boundaries, and stress management. Jane holds a Wisconsin Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential - LCSW 9089-123. She provides services in English and offers a range of remote session types to fit different schedules and needs.

Practical therapeutic approaches for online family and parenting support

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice their values and take small actions that align with them. It’s useful for coping with life changes, anxiety, and lingering grief by focusing on what matters most rather than on eliminating difficult thoughts.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. It breaks problems into manageable steps, which can help with depression, anxiety, parenting stress, and addiction-related habits.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better communication. Those tools can be helpful when strong emotions or relationship conflicts make it hard to parent or connect with others.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to choose techniques that match their goals, needs, and daily life. Together they try methods and adjust the plan based on what helps most.

Online therapy provides flexibility for busy parents and people with tight schedules. Video calls let therapists and clients work together face to face, while phone, live chat, and text-based messaging provide shorter or more frequent check-ins when that fits better. These options make it easier to practice skills between sessions and maintain continuity of care despite life’s demands.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she address?

She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, grief, parenting issues, relationship and intimacy-related problems, and other family-related concerns listed in her profile.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is nonjudgmental and collaborative, focusing on clear, practical techniques from CBT, DBT, and ACT as suitable for each person.

What sort of background and experience does she have?

She has ten years of clinical experience working in-home, in residential treatment, and in outpatient settings, which shapes her practical approach.

What credentials and location information are provided?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Wisconsin, credential WI LCSW 9089-123, and practices from that state.

Which languages are supported and can she work internationally?

Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients.

What session formats are available?

Therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs.

How is cost handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are delivered through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Addictions
Relationship issues

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 10 years
Licensed: Wisconsin
Languages: English

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