About April
April Faust is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in Pennsylvania. She brings 12 years of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, addiction, mood concerns, and trauma. April creates a respectful, steady presence so people can talk through hard moments and take practical steps forward.
Her approach blends skills training and talking therapy. She uses dialectical techniques focused on acceptance and behavior change alongside cognitive strategies that help reframe unhelpful thinking.
How April works
Mindfulness and solution-focused work are also part of how she helps people set realistic goals and practice new habits. April has worked across a range of challenges including grief, relationship strains, sleep and eating concerns, anger, and identity-related stress. She also supports people coping with chronic illness, caregiver strain, blended family concerns, and substance use issues.
Her practice includes attention to less common topics such as BDSM and kink and the dynamics that can affect someone’s wellbeing. Sessions mix practical skill-building with straightforward conversation. April often uses tools to calm strong emotions, improve communication, and break down big problems into manageable steps.
She aims for an atmosphere that is direct but compassionate, and she helps people track progress toward concrete goals. If someone is ready to start, the process begins with a short matching questionnaire and scheduling. April works by video, phone, live chat, and text messaging to fit different needs and routines.
April lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
What April works with
The areas below are the ones April selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Anger management
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Trichotillomania
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 12 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Pennsylvania |
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Online support options
Approaches you can use in online sessions
April commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy concepts when working online. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical experiments to change mood and behavior. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and sleep or eating concerns.Dialectical approaches balance acceptance with change and emphasize skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. These skills can help people manage intense feelings, reduce impulsive reactions, and improve communication in relationships.
Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. April will work together with each person to decide which techniques match their goals and preferences, adjusting plans as progress is made. She aims to set clear, achievable steps so people can see improvement between sessions.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls let therapists and clients use visual cues and worksheets, phone sessions can fit a shorter break or lower bandwidth, live chat is useful for quick check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and continue work on skills wherever someone is able to connect.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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