About Andrea
Andrea Gahagan is a licensed clinical social worker in Pennsylvania who helps people facing anxiety, depression, stress, addiction, and related concerns. She offers a direct, respectful approach and aims to create a calm space for people to talk through what feels overwhelming. Andrea keeps language simple and focuses on what clients want to change.
Andrea uses straightforward tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to address thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going.
Background and approach
She also draws on client-centered methods to keep sessions collaborative and on the person’s strengths. Solution-focused techniques are used to set short-term goals and build momentum. Her background includes work with people dealing with substance use and trauma, as well as those coping with low self-esteem and body image struggles.
Andrea has three years of clinical experience in mental health and substance use disorders in Pennsylvania. In sessions she balances structured skills training with open, supportive conversation. That can mean practicing coping skills, working on communication, or mapping a plan to reduce risky behaviors.
She avoids stigmatizing labels and emphasizes practical steps people can try between meetings. Andrea helps with a wide range of concerns including parenting strain, grief, compulsive behaviors, mood disorders, ADHD, and relationship or commitment problems. She also supports people facing burnout or compassion fatigue.
Her aim is to help each person feel clearer and more able to handle day-to-day life.
How Andrea’s approaches fit into online therapy
Andrea commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy and client-centered methods in online sessions. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors, which can help with anxiety, depression, panic, and obsessive thoughts. Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening, respect, and working at your pace, which helps people feel heard while they work through difficult topics.Choosing the right approach is often a collaborative process. Andrea will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then tailor the plan using these approaches and others as needed. That collaboration helps set short-term goals and decide which skills to practice between sessions.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, giving flexibility for different needs. Video lets you use visual cues and role-play skills, phone can work when bandwidth is limited, live chat and messaging make shorter check-ins or ongoing support easier. These options help fit therapy into busy days and make it easier to keep progress moving forward.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English