About Ethel
Ethel Dickerson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Connecticut who helps people facing anxiety, stress, grief, parenting strain, trauma, and life transitions. She speaks plainly and listens with attention, offering straightforward feedback and steady support. Her approach aims to help clients change thought patterns that get in the way of daily functioning and relationships.
With 22 years of experience, she has worked in outpatient clinics and with people experiencing homelessness, as well as coordinating a trauma first responders' team.
How Ethel works
That background informs how she responds to intense stress, trauma, and loss. She draws on both professional training and life experience when guiding people through difficult changes. Ethel uses client-centered methods to make room for each person's priorities.
She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify and adjust harmful thinking patterns. Mindfulness and trauma-focused strategies are part of her toolbox when calming strong emotions and processing painful events. In sessions she is direct but compassionate.
She believes in honesty, respect, and giving full attention to each conversation. Sometimes clients will hear challenging observations; other times they will hear encouragement and validation. People seeking help with family tensions, parenting questions, anger, self-esteem, or coping after loss often find her practical style useful.
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to availability.
Ethel lists 5 ways of working on the entry:
What Ethel works with
The areas below are the ones Ethel selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 22 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Connecticut |
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Online support options
How Ethel’s Approaches Work Online
Client-centered therapy focuses on the client’s priorities and builds from what matters most to the person. It involves active listening and reflecting so clients feel heard and can set their own goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches concrete strategies to change thoughts that cause distress. Trauma-focused therapy helps people process painful events and reduce their emotional hold by using careful, paced techniques that address trauma symptoms.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Ethel will collaborate with each client to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. She explains options, tries techniques, and adjusts the plan based on what helps most in sessions.
Online therapy offers practical benefits for people with busy or unpredictable days. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation without travel. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a short check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for ongoing support between longer sessions or when someone prefers to write rather than speak. These options give flexibility while keeping the focus on real therapeutic progress with a licensed professional.
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