Licensed clinical social worker recordPennsylvania
Andrea Dugas, LCSW, LICSW
Pennsylvania
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Relationships and Life Change
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- Credentials
- LCSW, LICSW
- Licensed in Pennsylvania
- LCSW, licence CW022344
- Licensed in Ohio
- LISW, licence I.2405779
- Licensed in Alabama
- LICSW, licence 5951C
- NPI
- 1578212155
- Experience
- 14 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Pennsylvania
These details come from information Andrea 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
- Relationships
- Grief and loss
- Stress and anxiety
About Andrea
Andrea Dugas is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Pennsylvania with 14 years of experience. She works with people dealing with family conflict, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, and major life changes. Her approach treats the person as the expert in their own story and builds on existing strengths to address current problems.
Andrea focuses on practical steps people can use right away. She helps clients sort through relationship and intimacy issues, manage stress and anxiety, and address addictions or mood concerns such as depression and bipolar symptoms. Sessions also cover day-to-day struggles like sleeping and eating problems, parenting strain, career stress, and difficulties with self-esteem.
Her work includes attention to attachment and abandonment worries, caregiver stress, and challenges related to chronic illness or pain. She also supports people coping with dissociation, codependency, communication or control issues, and feelings of emptiness. First responder issues and aging or geriatric concerns are listed among her focus areas.
Andrea uses several practical therapy methods in session. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice patterns and try different responses. Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused Therapy inform brief goal work and steps toward change.
Conversations are straightforward and oriented to everyday life. Andrea helps people identify small, achievable actions and keeps the work focused on what matters most to each person.
BHow sessions work
How Andrea’s therapeutic approaches work in online sessions
Andrea uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and to choose actions that reflect personal values. ACT can be useful for stress, grief, and major life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches concrete skills to reduce anxiety, improve mood, and change unhelpful patterns.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Andrea will collaborate with each person to decide which methods make the most sense based on goals and preferences. That means trying practical exercises, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan together over time.
Confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats are offered. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. They can also make it simpler to keep appointments around work, family, or caregiving demands. Andrea uses her clinical approaches to structure sessions so they stay focused and useful within whatever format is available.
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Experience
14+ years
Listed in
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Alabama
Languages
English
DQuestions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with relationship and family conflict, grief and loss, trauma and abuse, stress, anxiety, addictions, mood issues, and everyday struggles like sleep or eating problems.
What kind of therapy style does she use?
She uses practical, goal-oriented methods including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy.
How much experience does she have?
Andrea has 14 years of professional work experience in clinical practice and related settings.
What are her credentials and where is she licensed?
She holds the credentials LCSW and LICSW and is licensed in Pennsylvania as PA LCSW and in Alabama as AL LICSW.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does cost and payment work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Click the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, call 911, or call or text 988. More crisis numbers