Andrea Stocker, LCSW - Therapist in California

Client-centered care
Depression and anxiety
Sex-positive approach

About Andrea

Andrea Stocker is an LCSW practicing in California with nearly 10 years of experience in social services. She draws on time spent in group homes, homeless services, housing programs, prisons, and community health settings to guide her work. Andrea approaches each person as a whole person and centers conversations on their goals and strengths.

Andrea uses a client-centered stance to help people talk through depression, anxiety, and anger. She also supports people dealing with grief, stress, ADHD, addiction concerns, and relationship or intimacy questions. Her practice includes work with eating concerns using a Health at Every Size approach and attention to body image issues.

Her background includes experience with older adults and with communities that identify as LGBTQ+ and BDSM or alternative relationship cultures. That experience informs her comfort discussing sexuality, kink, and relationship diversity without judgment. She also helps people facing caregiver stress, chronic illness, or life transitions.

Andrea blends practical tools with listening. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques can help people notice unhelpful thought patterns and try new behaviors. Mindfulness practices are offered to build moment-to-moment awareness and reduce reactivity. Narrative and solution-focused ideas are used to clarify values and small next steps.

People who want to start are guided through a short matching questionnaire and scheduling. Sessions are arranged according to availability and use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

Therapeutic approaches and working online

Andrea uses Client-Centered Therapy to create a respectful space where the person's goals guide each session. This approach focuses on listening, reflecting, and supporting the client to make choices that matter to them.

She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify thought patterns and try practical behavior changes. CBT can be useful for anxiety, depression, anger, and stress when people want clear strategies to test between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Andrea will collaborate with each person to figure out which methods fit their needs and preferences. She checks in about goals and adjusts methods over time so the work stays relevant and useful.

Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to schedule around work, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let people use audio-only or lower-bandwidth options when video is difficult. Talk with Andrea about what will fit your routine and communication style so sessions can be arranged to match daily life.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Relationship issuesAnger managementDepression Coping with life changesADHD

Also works with

Stress, Anxiety AddictionsFamily conflictsTrauma and abuse GriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stress Chronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shame Hospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issues Mood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

10+ years

Credentials

California

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Andrea commonly address?

She works with depression, anxiety, anger, stress, grief, addictions, and relationship and intimacy issues. Additional focuses include eating and sleeping problems, ADHD, caregiver stress, and chronic illness.

What is Andrea's therapeutic style like?

She takes a client-centered approach that emphasizes listening and collaborative goal setting. Andrea mixes practical techniques from CBT, mindfulness, narrative therapy, and motivational interviewing.

How much experience does she have?

Andrea has nearly 10 years of experience working in social services settings such as group homes, homeless services, housing programs, prisons, and community health.

What credentials and region apply to this therapist?

She is an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker - practicing in California.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English.

Are international clients accepted?

International clients are not currently accepted.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with Andrea?

Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.