Profile / United States
Viviane Ngwa, LCSW
Illinois
LCSW - Stress and relationship concerns
See online therapy options- CBT and ACT
- DBT skills
- Relationship focus
About Viviane
Viviane Ngwa is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with eight years of clinical experience based in Illinois. She focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, career difficulties, and coaching. She speaks English and accepts international clients.
Viviane uses clear, practical methods to help people notice patterns of thought and behavior that get in the way. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and client-centered techniques to explore values and goals.
Sessions are straightforward. Viviane works with clients to set concrete goals, try small behavioral experiments, and practice new ways of responding between meetings. Conversations include checking current thinking, noticing emotions, and choosing one next step to try.
Her background includes direct practice across settings with people facing trauma, relationship ruptures, and life transitions. That experience informs a focus on communication problems, commitment concerns, immigration stress, and issues like guilt, shame, and isolation.
Clients who want help with career direction, parenting roles such as fatherhood issues, or adoption and foster care matters will find a pragmatic approach. Viviane integrates DBT skills and Emotionally-Focused Therapy ideas when needed to address strong emotions and relationship patterns.
To begin, a short matching questionnaire and an initial session are used to clarify priorities and plan next steps. Costs vary by location and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions
Viviane commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and test unhelpful thoughts. CBT focuses on concrete exercises such as tracking thoughts, testing assumptions, and practicing alternative responses to reduce anxiety and improve daily functioning.She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which helps clarify personal values and encourages committed action toward those values even when uncomfortable emotions appear. That approach can be useful for life purpose questions, career shifts, and managing persistent worries.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist and client review goals, preferences, and how problems show up, then choose methods together. Sessions may combine CBT exercises, ACT values work, and client-centered conversation depending on what fits the issue and the person.
The biography does not specify session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into workdays, reduce travel time, and allow follow-up check-ins without needing extra commute. Therapists will also suggest practical at-home exercises and short behavioral experiments to practice between meetings, which helps therapy connect to everyday life.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
8+ years
Listed in
Nevada, Illinois
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, career questions, and coaching. Additional focus areas include abandonment, immigration issues, guilt and shame, and isolation.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is practical and structured, using techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and client-centered work to set goals and try new behaviors.
What is her professional background?
She has eight years of clinical experience working in helping professions and applies that experience to support people with trauma, relationship ruptures, and life transitions.
Where is she licensed to practice?
She holds the LCSW credential and is based in Illinois with LCSW licensure noted for IL and NV.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees structured?
Costs vary with location and use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to start?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule an initial session to clarify goals and next steps.
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