About Theresa
Theresa Flannery-Blachura is a licensed clinical social worker who offers practical, down-to-earth therapy in Maine. Theresa brings 16 years of experience to sessions and focuses on helping people cope with stress, anxiety, trauma, and relationship challenges. She creates an affirming space for LGBTQ people and those wrestling with issues around sexuality and self-worth.
Theresa uses straightforward conversation and skills practice to help people build self-love and better communication habits. She helps clients manage panic attacks, social anxiety, and mood shifts with clear strategies they can try between sessions.
Background and approach
She also supports parents and caregivers carrying heavy responsibility and isolation. Her background includes long-term work in community settings and clinical care across a range of concerns. Theresa blends trauma-aware perspectives with everyday tools so people can feel steady and make small, realistic changes.
She emphasizes pacing work so clients do not become overwhelmed. Theresa adapts to each person’s needs and prefers a collaborative style. Sessions often focus on concrete steps, like communication techniques, grounding practices, and planning for challenging moments.
Progress is measured by improved coping, clearer boundaries, and increased self-compassion. Theresa holds a Maine LCSW license, ME LCSW LC11557, and conducts sessions in English. She accepts international clients and offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging to suit different schedules and needs.
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Theresa draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skills and coping tools. One approach emphasizes grounding and coping strategies to manage panic attacks and acute anxiety, teaching simple steps people can use when anxiety spikes. Another approach centers on communication skills work, helping people practice clear requests, set boundaries, and repair difficult interactions in relationships.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Theresa will work with each person to choose techniques that match their needs, goals, and comfort level. Together they will try methods, check what helps, and adjust the plan based on what feels useful.
Online therapy offers flexibility and makes it easier to fit care into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter, while phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier during a short break. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, written reflections, or when people prefer typing to speaking. These options let people access consistent support from Maine and internationally while matching the format to daily routines and practical needs.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
Also works with
- Experience
- 16 years
- Licensed
- Maine
- Languages
- English