Works with
- Anger
- Relationship issues
- Anger management
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
How Andrea works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- California
- Years in practice
- 10
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Andrea
Andrea Stocker is an LCSW with ten years of experience in social services in California. She uses a client-centered approach and meets people where they are. Her work focuses on anger, depression, anxiety, and relationship concerns.
She is sex positive and comfortable with LGBTQ+ and BDSM communities. Andrea draws on a varied background that includes a group home, homeless services, housing programs, prison work, and community health settings. That range gives her practical experience with many life circumstances and stressors.
Background and approach
She also has worked with older adults and understands concerns tied to aging. In sessions she favors straightforward conversation and practical tools. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and mindfulness practices are often part of her work to help people notice patterns and try small changes.
Narrative techniques help people reframe stories they tell about themselves and their relationships. She also uses motivational interviewing to support people making changes around addictions, eating, or other habits. Andrea follows the Health at Every Size model when addressing eating and body image issues, and she attends to the whole person rather than just symptoms.
Her approach aims to reduce overwhelm and build clearer steps forward. She helps people manage anger and stress, improve communication, and cope with life changes. Sessions are intended to be practical, respectful, and focused on each person’s goals.
What Andrea works with
Everything Andrea lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Andrea's practice.
- Relationship issues
- Anger management
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Andrea lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-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.
How Andrea’s Approaches Work Online
Andrea commonly blends Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Mindfulness Therapy. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely and shaping sessions around each person’s goals, which helps build trust and clarify what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at thoughts and behaviors to identify patterns that keep problems going and then tries practical experiments to change them. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to help reduce reactivity and manage strong emotions like anger or anxiety.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Andrea will collaborate with each person to decide what methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That means checking in about what feels helpful and adjusting techniques as progress is made.
Online sessions use video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions are useful when camera time is difficult or bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging can offer shorter check-ins, quick coping reminders, or ongoing written work between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, or other commitments.
Questions people ask about Andrea
What concerns does Andrea commonly address?
She works with anger, depression, anxiety, relationship issues, grief, addictions, and stress-related concerns among others.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is client-centered and straightforward, using practical tools and collaborative planning to help people meet their goals.
What kind of experience does she bring?
She has ten years in social services, including group home work, homeless services, housing programs, prison settings, and community health.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds an LCSW license in California and practices there.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.