Jeffrey "Jeff" Widenhofer, LCSW, CSW
Practical support for stressed parents and adults
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- 3
- Credentials
- LCSW, CSW
- Licensed in
- Colorado
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Jeffrey
Jeffrey "Jeff" Widenhofer is a Colorado-based licensed clinical social worker who focuses on practical help for parents and adults facing stressful transitions. He speaks plain language and aims to make sessions straightforward. He believes clients know their own stories and brings support to help people use their strengths.
Jeff combines active listening with clear interventions so people can try new ways of coping between sessions. In session he uses tools from acceptance and commitment approaches and cognitive behavioral techniques to address anxiety, stress, and mood concerns.
Background and approach
He also draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how past relationships shape present reactions. Sessions often include learning simple skills for managing strong emotions and experimenting with small behavior changes that can make daily life easier. Jeff has three years of professional experience as a licensed clinical social worker, LCSW, and also holds CSW.
He has worked with people dealing with trauma, grief, relationship and family conflict, and parenting strain. He helps people facing anger, low self-esteem, career stress, caregiving or compassion fatigue, and other life transitions. He offers appointments by video call, phone, live chat, and text messaging.
Sessions follow a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Jeff provides services in English and practices in Colorado. To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and scheduling is done according to therapist availability.
What Jeffrey works with
Everything Jeffrey lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Jeffrey helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Coping with life changes
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Avoidant personality
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
Approaches Jeffrey lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match their values; it is useful for anxiety, stress, and life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, teaching practical strategies to reduce anxiety and depression symptoms and change unhelpful patterns. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how past relationship patterns affect current connections and helps people build healthier ways of relating and communicating.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Jeff will collaborate with each person to match methods to their needs and goals. He listens for what feels useful and adjusts the focus over time so therapy stays practical and relevant.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, and text messaging to fit different schedules and preferences. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and shared exercises. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or for a quieter check-in. Live chat and text messaging let people send short updates, get support between sessions, or fit therapy into a busy day. These options make it easier to keep consistent work on stress, parenting concerns, relationships, and coping skills.
Questions people ask about Jeffrey
What concerns does Jeff help with?
He helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting strain, relationship and family conflict, trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem, career issues, compassion fatigue, and related concerns.
What is his general therapy style?
Jeff works in a collaborative, straightforward way. He listens, offers practical tools, and helps people try small changes that fit their daily life.
What experience does he bring?
He has three years of professional experience as a licensed clinician working with adults on trauma, life changes, relationship and family issues, and parenting-related stress.
Where is he licensed and based?
He is licensed in Colorado as an LCSW and also holds CSW, and practices with clients in that state.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
He provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How does cost work?
Sessions use a subscription model that varies with location and therapist availability, and the subscription can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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