Hope Schaffrick is a licensed clinical social worker with more than two decades of experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and low self esteem. Her manner is warm and interactive, and she focuses on respectful, compassionate care.
Hope draws on multiple ways of working when people come in feeling stuck. She uses cognitive behavioral ideas to change unhelpful thinking and behavior. She also brings in attachment-focused perspectives to look at how past relationships shape current patterns.
Sessions are collaborative conversations. Hope listens closely, asks practical questions, and helps people set doable goals. She avoids stigmatizing labels and tailors plans to each person’s life and needs.
Her background includes long experience supporting people after trauma and emotional abuse. She has worked with a wide range of concerns such as parenting strain, career challenges, addictions, grief, ADHD, and intimacy-related issues. This breadth helps her fit strategies to each situation.
Hope holds an MA, and her credentials include LICSW and LCSW. She practices from Connecticut and offers sessions in English. People who choose therapy with her can expect a steady, supportive approach that balances practical tools with attention to relationships and feelings.
Approaches that guide online work and therapy choices
Hope often draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy to guide sessions. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on clarifying values and taking small, meaningful actions while learning to accept difficult thoughts and feelings; it can help with anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people build new ways of relating and managing emotions, which can be useful for intimacy, trust, and relationship concerns.
Finding the right approach is part of therapy itself. Hope works collaboratively to figure out which methods fit each person’s goals, needs, and preferences. She adjusts plans along the way so work in sessions matches what’s happening in daily life.
Session formats are not specified here, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time so people can use appointment slots between other commitments. Licensed professionals, including therapists, can adapt tools like skill practice, thought records, and values-based exercises to an online setting so therapeutic work continues to move forward even when life feels crowded.
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHearing impairedHIV / AIDSHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTraumatic brain injuryTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Hope works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, grief, addictions, ADHD, and self esteem challenges.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is warm and interactive, focusing on respectful, compassionate conversations and practical steps people can use between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 22 years of experience working in clinical practice and many years supporting people after trauma and emotional abuse.
What credentials and region apply to this therapist?
She holds an MA and is licensed as LICSW and LCSW, and she practices in Connecticut.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and she does accept international clients.
What session formats are available?
Session formats are not listed here; please confirm current options before booking so you know which formats are offered.
How does cost and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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