About Fe
Fe Ana Balsick helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, and depression. She commonly supports those coping with big life changes. Fe Ana is based in Colorado and brings 20 years of practice as a licensed clinical social worker.
LCSW stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker and CSW for Clinical Social Worker. She emphasizes straightforward, practical work in sessions. Conversations focus on what is happening now and on small steps that make daily life easier.
Background and approach
She listens for what matters most and helps people build coping skills they can use between meetings. Fe Ana also has experience with aging and geriatric concerns, caregiving strain, chronic illness and pain, and hospice and end-of-life issues. She works with people navigating separation, blended family stress, commitment questions, and communication breakdowns.
Eating and food-related issues, postpartum mood changes, mood disorders, phobias, and intellectual disability are also areas she has addressed. Her style is collaborative and steady. She helps people process emotions, practice new ways of coping, and set realistic goals.
Sessions may include short-term strategies and longer work when needed. People who choose her often want a calm, experienced clinician who keeps things practical. Fe Ana focuses on helping clients regain routine, reduce distress, and strengthen supports as they move through change.
Approaches and online options for day-to-day struggles
Fe Ana uses evidence-based techniques focused on practical change and emotion processing. One common approach helps people learn specific coping skills for anxiety and stress - skills such as paced breathing, grounding exercises, and planning small steps to reduce overwhelm. These techniques are useful for day-to-day distress and panic moments.Another approach centers on processing grief and loss through guided conversation and pacing. This work helps people make sense of complicated feelings and find ways to carry on despite painful changes. Both approaches are adaptable to chronic health challenges and caregiver strain, with an emphasis on realistic, manageable goals.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will listen to symptoms, life context, and personal goals, then recommend methods to try together. Clients and the therapist adjust the plan over time based on what feels most helpful.
Online therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video is good for in-depth sessions and visual connection. Phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for quick check-ins. Live chat and messaging work for brief daily support and follow-up between sessions. These options help fit therapy into busy lives and different routines.
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Specialties and expertise
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Also works with
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Forgiveness
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Colorado
- Languages
- English