Jamie Haidinger, LICSW, LCSW

Jamie Haidinger is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, and major life changes. She brings a calm, practical presence and focuses on listening first. Her style is warm and supportive while staying grounded in clear steps forward.

Jamie has 15 years as a licensed clinician and more than three decades of experience in supportive counseling, crisis intervention, and life coaching within hospitals, nursing homes, and rehab centers. She holds a Master of Social Work from Boston University and a Certificate of Clinical Gerontology from Boston College, and she also has a Bachelor of Social Work from Salem State University. Her credentials include LICSW and LCSW.

In sessions she meets people where they are and helps identify sources of pain. Conversations are collaborative and paced to what each person is ready to address. She offers practical strategies for easing anxiety, improving mood, and navigating relationship and family challenges.

Jamie works with people who are coping with loss, chronic illness, caregiver stress, and difficult transitions like retirement, divorce, or empty nest. She also supports those managing trauma, abuse, and intimacy-related worries, and she uses motivational approaches when change feels hard.

Her goal is to help people feel more motivated and to regain a sense of joy and calm. She focuses on small, realistic steps that fit into daily life and builds plans together with each person. To start, she listens, then creates a pace and plan that feel right.

Approaches that translate well to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing thoughts and values, then choosing actions that match what matters. It can help when anxiety, grief, or life transitions feel overwhelming. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thinking and behavior and teaches specific skills to change them, which is useful for mood, anxiety, and coping with change. Motivational Interviewing is a brief, person-focused method that helps when someone feels stuck and needs support finding motivation to change.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will listen to your goals and preferences and collaborate to pick techniques that fit you. That plan can change over time as needs shift, and the approach is adjusted together.

Many practical benefits apply to online therapy, such as fitting sessions into a busy week or avoiding travel time for appointments. Online options can make shorter check-ins easier and allow continuity of care during life transitions. Because this profile does not list specific session formats, confirm current remote session options before booking so you know what is offered and how it fits into your schedule.