Licensed clinical social worker recordArizona
Credentials check
- Credentials
- LISW, LCSW
- Licensed in Arizona
- LCSW, licence LCSW-22902
- Licensed in Ohio
- LISW, licence I.2203751-SUPV
- NPI
- 1811479843
- Experience
- 7 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Arizona
These details come from information Esther 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
- OCD and intrusive thoughts
- Motivational interviewing
- Exposure based work
About Esther
Esther Friedman is a Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Arizona with seven years of clinical experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, bipolar disorder, and depression. Esther speaks English and uses practical tools clients can use in everyday life.
Esther draws from a variety of evidence-based techniques to match the treatment to the person's needs. She uses harm reduction and motivational interviewing to support change with substance use and ambivalence. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and exposure techniques address intrusive thoughts, compulsions, and anxiety symptoms.
She also incorporates elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy for emotional regulation and psychodynamic ideas to help people see recurring patterns. Sessions focus on building concrete skills, understanding what drives behaviors, and testing new responses in real situations. The therapist keeps work direct and collaborative to help people move forward.
Esther has experience with personality and mood disorders, obsessive compulsive concerns, and psychotic-spectrum conditions. She helps with relationship communication problems, commitment and control issues, caregiver stress, and separation or divorce matters. Her approach emphasizes practical strategies clients can try between appointments.
Before booking, readers should confirm current session formats and options. Esther uses a subscription model for sessions in which the subscription can be canceled at any time. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
BHow sessions work
How evidence-based approaches translate to remote sessions
Esther uses several evidence-based techniques that translate well to conversational and skills-focused online work. Motivational interviewing is a short-term style that helps people clarify what matters to them and find their own reasons to change; it is useful for substance use, ambivalence, and commitment issues. Cognitive Behavioral approaches target unhelpful thoughts and behaviors with practical exercises and experiments you can practice between sessions, which helps with anxiety and depressive symptoms. Exposure and response prevention is an approach for intrusive thoughts and compulsions that involves gradual, planned practice to reduce avoidance and anxiety over time.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Esther will discuss options with each person and choose techniques based on goals, symptoms, and how a person prefers to work. That collaborative process helps make sessions feel purposeful and focused on concrete steps.
The practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions into busy schedules and reducing travel time. Confirm current session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Many people find remote sessions easier to schedule around work, caregiving, or medical appointments, and online work still allows for skills coaching, homework review, and step-by-step exposure planning without requiring in-person visits.
CAreas of focus
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Experience
7+ years
Listed in
Arizona, Ohio
Languages
English
DQuestions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
Esther works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, bipolar disorder, and depression. She also addresses related issues like abandonment, attachment problems, codependency, and communication problems.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style is direct and collaborative. She focuses on practical tools, skills training, and understanding patterns that drive behavior.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has seven years of clinical experience working with a range of mood, anxiety, and substance-related concerns.
Is she licensed and where does she practice?
She holds an Ohio LISW credential and an Arizona LCSW credential and practices in Arizona.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for?
Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time and the cost varies with location.
What are the first steps to start?
Click the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, call 911, or call or text 988. More crisis numbers