Licensed clinical social worker recordFlorida
Althea Fraser, LCSW
Florida
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - relationships and stress management
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- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in Florida
- LCSW, licence SW21965
- NPI
- 1568014017
- Experience
- 4 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Florida
These details come from information Althea supplied to BetterHelp. A licence can be checked with the social work board of the state that issued it, and an NPI with the national registry.
AAbout
- Grief support
- CBT techniques
- Attachment work
About Althea
Althea Fraser is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Florida with four years of clinical experience. She focuses on everyday stresses that affect work, relationships, and home life. Common concerns she addresses include grief, anxiety, self-esteem, relationship and intimacy issues, career transitions, and coping with life changes.
Althea uses approaches grounded in cognitive behavioral ideas and attachment-focused work. She draws on client-centered methods to keep sessions practical and focused on what the person needs right now. Conversations tend to center on clear goals and small, doable steps rather than long lectures.
Clients can expect help sorting through relationship patterns, communication problems, and family-related stress. She also supports people dealing with aging and geriatric concerns, caregiver stress, end-of-life and hospice related matters, and complicated grief. Other focus areas include divorce and separation, infidelity, domestic violence, eating and food-related issues, hoarding, and forgiveness work.
In sessions she uses mindfulness and motivational interviewing techniques to help people notice triggers, build new coping habits, and make practical behavior changes. The Gottman Method informs her work with relationship communication and repair skills. Her approach aims to clarify what is getting in the way and put simple strategies into everyday life.
Althea works in English and practices in Florida. She describes clients as the experts in their own stories and helps them apply their strengths to move forward. To begin, the usual next step is to review online therapy options and complete a short matching questionnaire.
BHow sessions work
How attachment, CBT, and client-centered work translate to online sessions
Attachment-based work focuses on patterns in close relationships and helps people notice and change long-standing interaction habits. It is useful for intimacy concerns, communication problems, and attachment issues that affect relationships. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and uses step-by-step exercises to change unhelpful patterns. It helps with anxiety, stress, coping with life changes, and self-esteem work. Client-centered therapy emphasizes the person’s own goals and perspectives and makes sessions practical and focused on the issues the client brings.Finding the right blend of approaches is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to identify which methods match a person’s goals and preferences, and she will adjust techniques as progress is made. That shared decision-making helps keep sessions relevant to the client’s real-life pressures at home, work, and in relationships.
Specific session formats are not listed in the profile, so confirm current online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day - shorter check-ins, fewer travel demands, and the ability to schedule around work or caregiving duties. They can also allow practice of new skills in ordinary routines and make follow-up conversations simpler without needing extra time away from daily responsibilities.
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Experience
4+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
DQuestions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She focuses on grief, anxiety, stress, self-esteem, relationship and intimacy issues, career changes, and coping with life transitions.
What is her general approach in sessions?
She blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral and attachment-informed methods to set goals and practice small, practical changes.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has four years of professional experience as a clinician working with the listed concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she licensed?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in Florida.
Does she provide services in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
Confirm current session options before booking, as specific formats are not listed in the profile.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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