Winifred ODriscoll , LCSW

Winifred ODriscoll is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in New Jersey with 30 years of professional experience supporting people through difficult transitions. She has extensive experience helping clients cope with addictions, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, anger management, bipolar disorder, and depression. Across her practice she emphasizes creating an open, nonjudgmental space where thoughts and feelings can be expressed and explored.

Winifred encourages and respects the courage it takes to begin therapy and partners with clients to rebuild life on their own terms. Her work focuses on helping people develop the insight and practical coping skills needed to manage symptoms and make meaningful changes. She supports clients in learning to pursue happiness intentionally and in recognizing that past experiences do not have to define future possibilities.

Therapy with Winifred aims to combine steady support with skill-building, so each person can move toward goals at a pace that feels right. She meets people where they are and helps them create strategies that align with their values and priorities.

Evidence-Based Techniques and Online Care

Winifred uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that translate well to remote formats. One common emphasis is on skill-based cognitive and behavioral strategies that help clients identify unhelpful thinking and develop practical coping tools - these approaches are often useful for managing depression, anxiety, anger, and challenges with self-esteem.

She also employs trauma-informed practices that focus on stabilizing symptoms, building safety, and processing difficult experiences at a pace the client can tolerate - an approach that supports recovery from trauma, abuse, and complicated grief. For clients facing addictions, therapy frequently includes relapse-prevention work and development of concrete strategies to support sustained change.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Winifred collaborates with each person to determine which techniques best match their needs, goals, and preferences. She tailors the work together with clients rather than imposing a single method.

Online therapy offers flexibility - sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging - making it easier to fit care into a busy life and to access therapists from different locations. These options support continuity of care and allow clients to choose the format that feels most comfortable and convenient.