About April
April Quigley is a Licensed Professional Counselor who helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, and major life changes. She supports people facing relationship and family strain, grief, trauma and abuse, addiction, and issues around self-esteem and intimacy. April also works with concerns such as parenting, anger, career decisions, bipolar disorder, compassion fatigue, and ADHD.
April uses straightforward, person-centered care. Sessions aim to find the roots of problems rather than only managing symptoms.
How April works
She draws on cognitive behavioral ideas, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, existential thinking, and solution-focused strategies to help people make changes that fit their lives. Her style is practical and collaborative. April helps people set clear goals, learn new coping skills, and practice small steps between sessions.
She often blends emotion-focused work with behavioral tools so people can loosen painful feelings and build habits that support everyday life. April has practiced for 11 years and holds LPC and LCPC credentials. She has worked in multiple settings and focuses on steady, skill-based progress rather than quick fixes.
Her approach emphasizes strengths and realistic growth. Outside of her work she enjoys gardening, hiking, baking, music, art, and sports. April works in Maine and conducts sessions in English.
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
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Registers | LPC, LCPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 11 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Maine |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
How these approaches work in online therapy
April uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT is practical and focuses on real-life steps to reduce anxiety, depression, and unhelpful habits. Existential therapy is about meaning and choice; it helps people facing big life questions or transitions to clarify values and take responsibility for decisions.She also incorporates mindfulness techniques to build moment-to-moment awareness and reduce reactivity to stress. Mindfulness practice can help with emotion regulation, anxiety, and ongoing stress by training attention and calm. April will discuss which approaches fit a person's goals and mix methods in a collaborative way rather than sticking to one model.
Finding the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist and client work together to identify goals, try different methods, and adjust as needed based on results and preferences. This collaborative process helps match tools to what actually helps the person in day-to-day life.
Online sessions are offered by licensed professionals in several formats: video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video works well for full conversations and exercise-based work, phone can be handy when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reflections between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and maintain momentum over time.
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