- Years in practice
- 11
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Connecticut
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Terese
Terese Fagan is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in Connecticut with 11 years of experience. She focuses on practical, down-to-earth support for people managing stress, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, and relationship concerns. Terese sees each person as the expert on their own life and aims to build on existing strengths to make steady progress.
She favors a person-centered style that keeps the client's goals in front. Sessions are collaborative and concrete.
Background and approach
Terese uses problem-solving techniques alongside approaches that encourage acceptance and new action when old patterns no longer work. Terese draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and take steps that match their values. She also uses mindfulness techniques to help clients notice stressful thoughts and emotions without getting overwhelmed.
Many people come for help with parenting pressures, coping with life changes, grief, addiction-related concerns, or work and career stress. Terese also addresses family-of-origin issues, attachment concerns, body image, caregiver stress, and forgiveness work when relevant. Sessions are offered in English and provided through video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.
Terese works with people ready to try practical tools and small changes that add up over time.
What Terese works with
Everything Terese lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Terese helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Terese lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
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 how they work online
Terese uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change patterns of thinking that make stress and mood problems worse. CBT focuses on clear, practical steps and short-term skills to shift behavior and reduce distress. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help clients clarify what matters most to them and take action even when difficult thoughts or feelings show up. ACT pairs values-based action with simple mindfulness practices to reduce struggling with inner experience.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Terese treats therapy as a collaboration and will help determine which methods match a person's goals and preferences. She adjusts techniques as progress is made so sessions stay relevant and useful.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video is useful for full sessions and visual cues, phone works well when bandwidth is limited or during a break at work, live chat can be a shorter check-in, and messaging helps people share updates between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy family and work schedules.
Questions people ask about Terese
What issues does Terese commonly help with?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship worries, parenting concerns, grief, addictions, and coping with life changes. Additional topics include attachment issues, body image, caregiver stress, and family of origin matters.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her approach is person-centered and collaborative. Sessions focus on practical steps, problem solving, and building on a person's strengths.
What is her background and experience?
Terese holds a Connecticut LCSW and has 11 years of clinical experience working with a range of emotional and behavioral concerns.
Where does she practice and what credential does she hold?
She is based in Connecticut and is a licensed clinical social worker, listed as CT LCSW.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the country work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She provides therapy via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and getting started work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on availability.
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