About Andrea
Andrea Schmidt is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and CSW with 15 years of clinical experience in Colorado. She helps people dealing with addiction, anxiety, depression, ADHD, trauma, and relationship struggles. Andrea aims to create a calm, listening space where people can begin to understand why they react the way they do.
She focuses on building awareness of habits and thought patterns. That awareness makes it easier to test new ways of responding.
Background and approach
Sessions tend to be relational and client-centered, with practical steps to try between meetings. Andrea guides conversations so clients feel heard while also working toward concrete goals. Andrea blends approaches such as attachment-based work, cognitive behavioral techniques, and solution-focused strategies.
She uses motivational interviewing when people are weighing a change, and trauma-focused thinking when past events are getting in the way of daily life. The goal is to find a mix of strategies that fit each person's needs and pace. People often come for help with parenting strain, grief, intimacy issues, or career stress.
She also supports those navigating recovery from drug or alcohol problems and people coping with attachment or adoption-related concerns. Sessions emphasize clear, manageable steps and skills you can use right away. Andrea describes therapy as a collaborative process.
She wants clients to use their strengths and take responsibility for change without harsh self-blame. Her style balances listening with practical direction so people can move toward a life with less shame and more self-acceptance.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Andrea commonly uses client-centered therapy to create a listening, nonjudgmental space where the person sets the pace and goals. This approach helps people who need a steady, validating presence while they sort out feelings and choices. Attachment-based work looks at patterns created in early relationships and how they affect current bonds and reactions; it can help with intimacy problems, trust issues, and parenting concerns.She also draws on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors with clear exercises. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, and ADHD-related challenges where small changes in thinking and routine can make a difference. Andrea treats finding the right mix of approaches as a shared process and will work with each person to tailor methods to their goals and preferences.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video works well for deeper discussions that benefit from face-to-face contact. Phone sessions are a good option when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging allow brief check-ins, ongoing support between sessions, and flexible scheduling for busy days. These options aim to make consistent therapy easier to attend and use in daily life.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Colorado
- Languages
- English
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