- Years in practice
- 14
- Credentials
- LCSW, LICSW
- Licensed in
- Pennsylvania, Ohio, Alabama
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Grief
About Andrea
Andrea Dugas is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people navigate relationship strain, grief, stress, and parenting challenges. She brings 14 years of clinical experience in Pennsylvania and focuses on practical steps people can use right away. She emphasizes each person's strengths and priorities when planning therapy.
Andrea centers sessions on clear goals and real-life tools. She uses approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice patterns, shift unhelpful thoughts, and try different behaviors.
Background and approach
Motivational Interviewing is used when someone needs help clarifying their values and finding internal motivation to change. Many people come for help after a loss, a major life change, or ongoing family conflict. Andrea also supports those facing compassion fatigue, caregiver stress, addiction concerns, sleep or eating struggles, and mood conditions like depression and bipolar disorder.
She listens for what matters most to each person and tailors practical strategies accordingly. Sessions move at a steady, collaborative pace. First, she helps identify one or two small, useful goals.
Then she introduces short exercises and check-ins that fit daily life. The aim is progress that feels doable rather than overwhelming. Andrea works with adults in Pennsylvania and conducts sessions in English.
She encourages people who feel stuck or worn down by life to take the next step and try a focused, goal-oriented approach to parenting and personal concerns.
What Andrea works with
Everything Andrea lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Andrea helps people with.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Workplace issues
Approaches Andrea lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapies and how they work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most to them and take actions that match those values. It focuses on accepting difficult thoughts and feelings while still moving toward chosen goals, which can help with grief, parenting stress, and big life changes.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks down how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact. It uses practical exercises to test unhelpful beliefs and build new habits, which is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep or eating issues, and relationship patterns.
Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with the client about needs, goals, and preferences and then try methods that fit. Plans are adjusted over time based on what helps most, so the work stays relevant and manageable.
Online sessions are offered by licensed professionals through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video works well for in-depth conversations and exercises, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and messaging can be used for brief check-ins or to keep momentum between sessions. These options make therapy more flexible for people balancing work, parenting, or caregiving responsibilities.
Questions people ask about Andrea
What kinds of concerns can I bring to therapy?
You can bring relationship strain, family conflict, grief, stress, anxiety, parenting worries, addiction concerns, trauma and abuse, mood issues like depression or bipolar, and related problems such as sleep or eating struggles.
How would you describe the therapy style?
The approach is practical and collaborative. Sessions focus on short-term goals, homework that fits daily life, and tools from ACT and CBT to change thoughts and behaviors.
What is Andrea's professional background?
Andrea has 14 years of clinical experience helping people with family conflict, grief, trauma, and life transitions. She emphasizes client strengths when planning care.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds LCSW and LICSW credentials and practices in Pennsylvania.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Andrea?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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