Therapist profile
Andrea Gahagan, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Family and parenting concerns
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- Motivational interviewing
About Andrea
Andrea Gahagan is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Pennsylvania with three years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, addiction, depression, and parenting concerns. She also supports people dealing with relationship and family difficulties, trauma and abuse, and issues around self-esteem and body image.
Her approach is conversational and interactive. She uses Client-Centered Therapy to listen and respond to what matters most to each person. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques help identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills are used for emotion regulation and managing intense feelings.
Andrea also draws on Motivational Interviewing to clarify strengths and increase motivation for change. Solution-Focused Therapy helps set practical, short-term goals and build steps toward them. Sessions focus on concrete skills and small experiments that can be used between meetings.
She has experience supporting people with substance use concerns and related coping challenges. Andrea pays attention to family of origin issues, codependency, and communication problems when these come up in a person's life. She works with grief, postpartum mood concerns, and patterns of isolation or impulsivity.
Sessions are conducted in English and follow the professional scope of a Pennsylvania LCSW. Prospective clients should confirm current session options and formats before booking. To begin, readers are invited to complete the service's short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How sessions work
How Andrea uses common approaches in online work
This therapist often integrates Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in sessions. Client-Centered Therapy means conversations focus on the person's concerns and priorities, with the therapist reflecting and responding to what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy involves noticing unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes to reduce anxiety, low mood, or problem patterns.She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance. Those skills can help when emotions feel intense or when impulsive reactions cause trouble. The therapist and client decide together which methods to try based on needs and what feels useful.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Andrea will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, daily routine, and preferences. That may mean trying an approach for a few sessions and adjusting as needed.
Session formats are not detailed in the biography, so prospective clients should confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, offer shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. It also lets people practice skills they plan to use at home. Licensed professionals will discuss how to structure appointments to match each person's schedule and needs.
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Experience
3+ years
Listed in
Pennsylvania
Languages
English
Questions
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What kinds of concerns does Andrea help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, parenting concerns, relationship and family issues, trauma and self-esteem challenges.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is interactive and person-centered, focusing on practical skills and collaborative conversation rather than labels.
What is her clinical background?
She has three years of experience working in mental health and substance use areas, including work on trauma, body image, and mood concerns.
Where is she licensed to practice?
She is a Pennsylvania LCSW and practices under that credential within the state.
Does she offer sessions in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.