About Andrea
Andrea Corson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in New York with 29 years of experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship and parenting struggles, and the fallout of trauma. Andrea also supports those dealing with grief, anger, bipolar mood concerns, ADHD, career change, and issues around self-esteem and life purpose.
Andrea uses a straightforward, collaborative style. She listens first and helps people set goals together.
How Andrea works
She offers practical tools and guidance, and adapts her role to each person’s needs - sometimes directing, sometimes coaching, sometimes offering information. Her methods draw from client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused strategies. That mix lets her combine short-term skills with conversations that look at meaning and values.
Sessions focus on clear steps people can try between meetings. Andrea has worked in many settings across behavioral health. She has helped people with addiction, family conflict, separation and divorce, pregnancy and childbirth challenges, money stress, smoking or vaping cessation, and a range of mood disorders.
Her background gives her a wide view of practical problems and everyday pressures. Her approach is strengths-based and collaborative. She aims to help people move from feeling stuck to having options.
Andrea invites prospective clients to take the first step and see if her style fits their needs.
Andrea lists 5 ways of working on the entry:
What Andrea works with
The areas below are the ones Andrea selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 29 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
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Online support options
Online approaches and flexible session options
Andrea blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral techniques and solution-focused methods. Client-centered work means listening closely and building therapy around each person’s priorities, which helps when people need support processing feelings or parenting and relationship concerns. Cognitive behavioral techniques focus on practical skills to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, useful for anxiety, depression, and mood management. Solution-focused methods hone in on small, achievable steps and can speed progress on issues like quitting smoking or managing cravings.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. Andrea works collaboratively to identify goals and then tests different strategies. She discusses options openly and adjusts methods based on what the person prefers and what helps them make progress.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls work well for in-depth conversations when visual connection matters. Phone sessions can fit a break at work or require less bandwidth. Live chat and text messaging allow brief check-ins and ongoing coaching between sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep momentum between appointments.
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