- Client-centered care
- Focus on self esteem
- Sex positive approach
About Andrea
Andrea Stocker is an LCSW practicing in California with ten years of experience in social services. She brings a practical, down-to-earth style to sessions and focuses on helping people build stronger self esteem while addressing depression, anxiety, anger, and life changes. Andrea is sex positive and comfortable working with people from LGBTQ+ and BDSM or alternative relationship communities.
Before independent practice she worked in group homes, homeless services, housing programs, prisons, and community health settings. That range of work gives her a broad view of everyday challenges and practical coping strategies. She also has experience supporting older adults.
Andrea uses a whole-person, client-centered approach. She helps people set small goals, notice what’s working, and try doable changes between sessions. She also draws on cognitive behavioral strategies to spot unhelpful thinking patterns and on mindfulness techniques to build steadier attention and calm.
She works with concerns such as relationships, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, eating and sleeping problems, ADHD, bipolar, and compassion fatigue. Andrea also supports people dealing with caregiver stress, body image, abandonment, and blended family challenges.
Sessions typically focus on clear, practical steps and steady progress. She uses motivational interviewing to help people find their own reasons to change and narrative therapy to help people reframe difficult life stories. The approach is collaborative and paced to each person’s needs.
Before independent practice she worked in group homes, homeless services, housing programs, prisons, and community health settings. That range of work gives her a broad view of everyday challenges and practical coping strategies. She also has experience supporting older adults.
Andrea uses a whole-person, client-centered approach. She helps people set small goals, notice what’s working, and try doable changes between sessions. She also draws on cognitive behavioral strategies to spot unhelpful thinking patterns and on mindfulness techniques to build steadier attention and calm.
She works with concerns such as relationships, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, eating and sleeping problems, ADHD, bipolar, and compassion fatigue. Andrea also supports people dealing with caregiver stress, body image, abandonment, and blended family challenges.
Sessions typically focus on clear, practical steps and steady progress. She uses motivational interviewing to help people find their own reasons to change and narrative therapy to help people reframe difficult life stories. The approach is collaborative and paced to each person’s needs.