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Adam Hewitt

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Adam Hewitt, LSCSW, LCSW

Missouri

Licensed social worker - Family and parenting concerns

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About

  • Mindfulness based methods
  • Strengths focused work
  • Addiction and trauma support

About Adam

Adam Hewitt is a Licensed Specialist Clinical Social Worker (LSCSW) and Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing from Missouri with ten years of experience. He helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, anger, low self-esteem, depression, relationship and family concerns, trauma, grief, parenting strain, and related issues. Sessions focus on practical steps and straightforward conversation rather than jargon or lectures.

Adam centers his work on clients' strengths and values. He uses mindfulness-informed methods to help people notice what matters to them and take actions that align with those values. He is attentive to how technology and culture shape everyday life and the problems that follow.

His background includes years in private practice and work as a substance abuse counselor. That experience informs his approach to addiction, compulsive behaviors like gaming, and recovery-oriented planning. He also brings experience supporting people coping with trauma and systemic oppression.

In sessions, Adam keeps the tone direct and respectful. He encourages clients to set practical goals and try small experiments between meetings. He focuses on building simple skills people can use when life gets difficult.

People who choose him can expect a collaborative process. He asks questions, listens to what matters most, and helps design steps toward change. He supports adults working through parenting tensions, relationship strain, career shifts, and other everyday pressures.

Adam works in English and accepts international clients. Before committing to a plan, he asks about each client’s priorities and practical constraints so therapy can fit into ordinary life.

How sessions work

How his approaches translate to online work

Adam commonly draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. ACT helps people notice their values and take small steps toward them, even when emotions are hard. It often fits concerns like anxiety, grief, parenting tensions, and life changes. CBT focuses on practical skill building - identifying unhelpful thinking patterns, testing them, and practicing new ways of responding. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with difficult routines.

Finding the right approach is a shared process. He will talk about your goals and try methods that match what you need. Over the first few meetings he’ll check what helps and adjust the plan so the work stays relevant and doable.

The original biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current online options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, or remove travel time. He will work with each person to schedule sessions that align with work, parenting obligations, and daily routines.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsAnger managementSelf esteemDepression

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHoardingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

10+ years

Listed in

Missouri, Kansas, Massachusetts, Nevada, Arizona, Washington, California

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does he address?

He works with stress, anxiety, addiction, anger, low self-esteem, depression, grief, trauma, intimacy and parenting concerns among other issues.

How would he approach my parenting or family concerns?

He emphasizes strengths and values, helping people identify practical steps to ease family or parenting strain and improve day-to-day interactions.

What is his professional background?

He has ten years of clinical experience, including private practice and work as a substance abuse counselor before his current practice.

What are his credentials and where is he based?

He holds KS LSCSW and AZ LCSW credentials and practices from Missouri.

Does he work in other languages or with international clients?

Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients.

What session formats are offered?

The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before scheduling.

How are fees handled?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with him?

Click the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

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