Andrea Hickle , LCSW

Andrea Hickle is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, and life transitions. She works with individuals navigating career challenges, grief, parenting questions, and compassion fatigue. Andrea aims to make sessions feel warm and non-judgmental so people can be honest about what they need.

Andrea brings seven years of experience in hospital, school, and private practice settings. She has also worked on program and systems-level initiatives, which gives her a broader view of how environments shape behavior and well-being. That perspective informs how she supports people dealing with workplace strain and systemic stressors.

She has particular experience supporting blended families and adoptive and foster families through transitions. In those situations she focuses on building stability, trust, and clearer communication. She also helps individuals with body image, caregiver stress, and isolation find practical ways to cope.

Andrea uses practical approaches that focus on what helps now. She draws on Client-Centered methods to listen and validate, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to challenge unhelpful thoughts, and DBT and mindfulness skills to manage strong emotions. Motivational Interviewing helps when someone feels stuck and wants to move forward.

Sessions are offered in English and are available through online formats including video calls, phone, live chat, and text messaging. Andrea works from Indiana and brings a calm, collaborative style to each appointment.

How Andrea Uses Therapy Approaches Online

Andrea often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and reframe unhelpful thoughts and behaviors; CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, and work-related stress. She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to teach emotion regulation and distress tolerance when feelings feel overwhelming. Client-Centered Therapy is part of her style too, offering a space where the person directs the pace while the therapist listens and reflects.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Andrea will talk with each person about their goals, past experience with therapy, and practical needs, then try techniques that fit. If something doesn't feel helpful, she adjusts the plan together with the client to find a better match.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video is good for full conversations and visual cues, phone works well when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in, and chat or texting can suit quick updates or ongoing coaching-style support. These options let people fit therapy into busy lives and manage care from different locations.