About April
April Faust is a licensed clinical social worker who uses practical, skills-based therapy to help people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, mood shifts, and relationship strain. She works from a direct, down-to-earth approach that aims for real changes in day-to-day life. April offers straightforward guidance and tools people can use between sessions.
With 12 years in the mental health field, April combines techniques from cognitive behavioral work, dialectical behavior therapy, and mindfulness.
Background and approach
She focuses on building awareness, changing unhelpful patterns, and strengthening coping skills. That makes her a fit for people facing depression, bipolar mood concerns, trauma, grief, or problems with sleep and eating. April also addresses specific life challenges such as caregiver stress, chronic illness, substance concerns, blended family dynamics, and identity-related issues including LGBT and kink-friendly concerns.
She helps people talk through communication problems, codependency, and the emotional fallout of separation or loss. Sessions typically emphasize clear goals, practical strategies, and skills practice. April uses motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques to help people find what they want to change and then take small steps toward it.
She balances acceptance with action so people can manage intense emotions while moving forward. April practices in Pennsylvania and offers work in English. Her background includes years of hands-on clinical care and a focus on usable tools that fit real life.
She aims to make the therapy process understandable and approachable for anyone taking the first step.
Approach-driven online therapy that fits your life
April often uses cognitive behavioral work to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors that keep problems going. CBT is practical and focuses on steps people can try between sessions to see real differences in mood and routine.She also draws on dialectical behavior therapy ideas to teach emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. DBT-style skills help when emotions feel overwhelming or relationships are strained. Mindfulness-based techniques are used alongside these methods to build present-moment awareness and reduce reactivity.
Finding the right approach is a team effort. April will work with each person to figure out which methods match their goals, needs, and comfort level. She mixes strategies when helpful so the plan feels tailored and usable rather than one-size-fits-all.
Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexible options. Video calls let people work face-to-face when bandwidth allows. Phone sessions can fit a quick check-in or when video isn't convenient. Live chat and text messaging make brief check-ins and step-by-step skill coaching easier to fit into busy days.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Anger management
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Trichotillomania
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English