- Years in practice
- 20
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- California
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Adriene
Adriene Faust is a licensed clinical social worker with 20 years of experience helping people manage addiction, grief, anxiety, depression, and parenting challenges. She brings a direct, compassionate approach and meets each person where they are. Conversations are practical and focused on changes that make daily life easier.
Adriene keeps sessions straightforward. She listens, asks clear questions, and helps clients set realistic goals. She adapts the pace to what feels useful, whether the need is short-term coaching or ongoing support for deeper challenges.
Background and approach
Her work covers trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, stress and anger, and concerns like sleep, eating, and attention difficulties. She also supports people navigating caregiving stress, chronic illness, adoption and foster care questions, and major life transitions.
Adriene draws on a mix of approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based ideas, Client-Centered techniques, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. She explains tools in plain language and practices skills in ways people can try between sessions. Clients can expect empathy along with clear steps to try at home.
Adriene emphasizes practical skills, self-compassion, and problem-solving. She aims to empower people to handle daily stresses and to move toward goals that matter to them.
What Adriene works with
Everything Adriene lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Adriene helps people with.
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Anger management
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Adriene lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and online options
Adriene uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice difficult thoughts and feelings and still act toward what matters to them. ACT often helps with anxiety, depression, and stress by focusing on values and small steps forward. She also draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how close relationships shape reactions and comfort levels, which can be useful for intimacy and family-related concerns.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Adriene will discuss options, invite feedback, and adjust methods to match a client's goals and everyday life. Clients and the therapist work together to try tools and see what helps most over time.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls work well for more in-depth conversations and skill practice. Phone sessions can fit a busy day or require less bandwidth. Live chat and text messaging are helpful for short check-ins, quick coaching, or ongoing support between full sessions. These options make it easier to schedule care around work, caregiving, and other responsibilities.
Questions people ask about Adriene
What kinds of concerns does Adriene address?
She helps people facing addictions, trauma, grief, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, relationship and intimacy issues, and related struggles like sleep or eating problems.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is compassionate and direct. Sessions focus on clear steps, practical skills, and adapting the pace to each person's needs.
What background and experience does she bring?
Adriene has 20 years of professional experience working with a wide range of concerns including addictions, family conflict, and trauma.
What credentials does she hold and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in California.
Can people who live outside the U.S. work with her?
International clients are accepted and sessions are offered in English.
Which session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to start working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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