Maudeen Jordan, LCSW

Maudeen Jordan has built a long career in social work and counseling, bringing decades of hands-on experience to her practice. She began working as a social worker in 1972 and has practiced as a counselor since 1990, completing her License in Clinical Social Work in 1990. She earned her graduate degree from California State University in San Jose and holds the credential LCSW, which stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker.

Her early work included supporting developmentally disabled children and their parents, and she later maintained a private practice focused on depression, post-traumatic stress, anxiety, and grief. Maudeen also served as a Bereavement Coordinator for a hospice program, counseling bereaved children, individuals, and groups, which deepened her expertise in grief work and end-of-life concerns.

She has drawn on both personal and professional life events to inform her approach. Married for 37 years with one child, Maudeen provided long-distance care for her mother during her final years and learned firsthand the importance of consistent self-care for caregivers. She is often described as warm, kind, and approachable and practices a collaborative style that treats each person as the expert on their own life.

Her therapeutic approach is eclectic, combining methods she has found effective across different modalities. She values EMDR for trauma work and emphasizes a client-centered stance that highlights strengths and encourages small, achievable steps toward goals. Maudeen frequently recommends journaling as a practical tool for self-understanding, self-compassion, and goal progress, and she offers exercises and communication strategies clients can try with family and friends.

After closing her counseling office in 2018, Maudeen wrote a book and began building an online coaching practice. She integrates life coaching skills when appropriate and honors both religious and spiritual perspectives in her work. She practices meditation and yoga and respects a wide range of spiritual practices, offering particular support for those healing from a separation from their original beliefs and the accompanying guilt.

Throughout her career Maudeen aims to reflect what is important to each person she meets, serving as a thoughtful mirror to help clients clarify priorities and make choices that align with their unique values and aspirations.