About Andrea
Andrea Dugas is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing relationship strain, grief, anxiety, and major life changes. She works with individuals who feel stuck by stress, compassion fatigue, or patterns that undermine their goals. Andrea acknowledges the courage it takes to start therapy and aims to make early steps manageable for each person.
She practices in Pennsylvania and brings 14 years of professional experience to sessions. Andrea centers the client's perspective and uses practical methods to build on existing strengths.
How Andrea works
She helps people notice what matters to them and choose actions that feel meaningful. Her approach includes acceptance and commitment ideas alongside cognitive behavioral strategies. She also draws on motivational interviewing to support change and solution-focused techniques to set concrete short-term goals.
Sessions often focus on clear, achievable steps rather than long lists of abstract concepts. Typical concerns Andrea addresses include family conflict, trauma and abuse, addictions, mood disorders like depression and bipolar, and stress-related problems such as sleep and eating difficulties. She also helps people work through intimacy challenges, parenting strain, and caregiver stress.
Andrea explains clinical terms plainly and emphasizes collaboration. She checks in about what is working and adjusts plans as needed. For parents and professionals facing heavy demands, she offers a steady, practical presence to help restore balance.
Andrea lists 4 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.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Trichotillomania
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Registers | LCSW, LICSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 14 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Pennsylvania |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify what matters to them and take action in line with those values while learning to accept difficult feelings. It can be useful for stress, grief, chronic pain, and ongoing anxiety. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on practical skills to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, often using short exercises and homework to improve mood and daily functioning.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Andrea will talk with clients about goals, try methods that fit their needs, and adjust the plan as progress is made. The therapist and client collaborate to pick techniques that feel doable and relevant to real life.
Online work is offered through several formats: video calls for a full session face to face, phone sessions when audio is preferred, and live chat or text-based messaging for brief check-ins and ongoing support. These options make scheduling easier, cut down on travel, and let people keep momentum between appointments.
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A practical next step
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