Andrea Stocker , LCSW

Andrea Stocker is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with ten years of experience in social services. She offers a client-centered approach that focuses on each person's needs and goals. Andrea is based in California and speaks English. Her work history includes time in a group home, homeless services, housing programs, a prison setting, and a community health clinic. Those roles gave her a wide view of how life circumstances shape mental health. She also has experience supporting older adults. Andrea describes herself as sex positive and is comfortable working with people in alternative relationship styles, members of the LGBTQ+ community, and those involved in BDSM and kink culture. She emphasizes openness and nonjudgment in conversations about intimacy and identity. Clinically she commonly supports people dealing with depression, anger, and anxiety. She also helps with eating concerns and follows the Health at Every Size model, which looks at health without focusing only on weight. Andrea addresses stress, coping with life changes, ADHD, addiction concerns, trauma and grief, and intimacy-related problems. Sessions combine practical skills and reflective work. Andrea uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness alongside Client-Centered and Narrative approaches to help people notice patterns and try different responses. Motivational Interviewing is used when change feels especially hard. Her style is straightforward and compassionate. Clients can expect help with communication, self-esteem, boundaries, and managing strong emotions. The focus is on finding useful steps that fit each person's life.

Approaches for online sessions and practical tools

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person's own experience and priorities, offering a space where the therapist follows the client's lead and supports personal goals. This approach is useful for relationship concerns, self-esteem, and navigating life changes.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and then tries practical alternatives. It often includes short skill-building exercises useful for anxiety, depression, anger, and stress management.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and increase awareness of feelings and body sensations. It pairs well with CBT when someone wants tools to calm intense emotions.

Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. Andrea will work together with each person to choose methods that match their goals, preferences, and day-to-day life. Adjustments are made over time based on what helps and what doesn’t.

Online therapy offers flexibility in how sessions happen. Video calls allow a sit-down conversation similar to in-person work, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth or camera use is a concern, live chat suits quick check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These formats make it easier to fit sessions around work, caregiving, or other commitments.