About Andrea
Andrea Dugas welcomes people who are feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or uncertain about next steps. She makes space for honest talk about stress, grief, relationship strain, addiction, trauma, mood shifts, and major life changes. Andrea writes plainly and listens carefully so people can find clear next steps that fit their life.
Andrea is a licensed clinical social worker - LCSW - with 14 years of professional experience. She also holds an LICSW and is licensed in Pennsylvania.
Background and approach
Her approach treats each person as the expert on their own story while gently guiding them toward goals they choose. Sessions are practical and focused. Andrea uses tools from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice patterns and try small changes.
She also draws on Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused Therapy to build on strengths and keep progress moving. Common concerns she addresses include relationship and family problems, grief and loss, anxiety and depression, compassion fatigue, addiction, sleep and eating difficulties, parenting strain, and career stress. Andrea also works with issues such as abandonment, attachment challenges, chronic illness, caregiver stress, and first responder concerns.
Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. She helps people set realistic goals, practice manageable skills, and track what works. The aim is steady, usable change rather than quick fixes.
Therapeutic approaches for online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It focuses on values and small actions that move someone toward a life they care about. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy targets the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical skills to reduce anxiety, depression, and unhelpful patterns.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and day-to-day reality. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust them as progress happens, keeping the process collaborative rather than prescriptive.
Online sessions can be done by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and skill practice, while phone sessions can fit a break at work or be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging are helpful for short check-ins, coaching-style support, or when someone prefers writing. These options make it easier to schedule regular work on goals and to use therapy in ways that fit a busy life.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Trichotillomania
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 14 years
- Licensed
- Pennsylvania, Ohio, Alabama
- Languages
- English