Andrea Raasch , LCSW, CSW

Andrea Raasch is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and self-esteem struggles. She brings nearly three decades of experience and focuses on practical steps clients can use day to day. Andrea pays particular attention to concerns many women face, such as life transitions, workplace stress, and inner shame. Her style is conversational and straightforward. She listens for the specific ways overwhelming feelings show up in a person's life. Together they work on calming the nervous system, rebuilding confidence, and finding choices that feel authentic and sustainable. Sessions are open to discussing any part of life. Andrea uses evidence-informed methods to break problems into manageable parts. She helps people notice unhelpful thinking patterns and try different responses that produce better results. She also draws on tools that support motivation and short-term progress when clients want focused change. Much of her work addresses recovery after difficult events. She helps people process painful memories and learn skills to reduce their day-to-day distress. The aim is to restore steady thinking and functioning so decisions come from a clearer place. Andrea accepts sessions in English and practices from Colorado. Her background includes long-term clinical work and a focus on helping people build self-love, repair relationships with themselves, and move forward after setbacks.

Therapeutic approaches for online care

Andrea commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Trauma-Focused Therapy in her online practice. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people notice and change thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going, which is useful for anxiety, low mood, and workplace stress. Trauma-Focused Therapy focuses on reducing the hold of painful memories and teaching skills to manage strong emotional reactions after traumatic events.

She also draws on Motivational Interviewing to help people clarify what matters most and strengthen their own reasons for change. This collaborative approach asks about goals, confidence, and barriers so the plan feels personally meaningful and achievable.

Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. The therapist and client decide together which approaches fit the person's goals and preferences. That process may shift over time as needs change and progress is made.

Online sessions are available by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to offer flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can work with lower bandwidth, live chat suits shorter check-ins, and messaging helps when people prefer writing between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and different life situations.