Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Anger management
- Depression
- ADHD
How Andrea works
- Not listed
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Indiana
- Years in practice
- 8
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Andrea
Andrea Strayer is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in Indiana. She has eight years of professional experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, anger, and depression. Andrea focuses on clear, practical steps people can use right away.
She uses a solution-focused approach that starts by identifying the immediate problem. Then she helps make a simple plan and put it into action. Sessions often center on small changes that add up over time.
Background and approach
Andrea has worked with concerns that include attention and focus struggles related to ADHD and emotional symptoms like panic, mood shifts, and social anxiety. She also supports people navigating caregiver strain, chronic illness or pain, workplace pressure, and relationship communication problems.
Her background includes a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Bowling Green State University and a Master of Social Work from The Ohio State University. Those degrees inform a practical style grounded in real-world experience. In sessions she aims to help clients set short-term goals while keeping sight of longer-term change.
The tone is collaborative and goal-oriented, with ideas that can be tried between meetings. Andrea helps people take manageable steps toward less stress and better emotional balance.
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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Anger management
- Depression
- ADHD
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches that translate well to online care
Andrea commonly uses solution-focused techniques that zero in on one clear problem, create a simple plan, and try small steps between sessions. This approach helps with immediate concerns like anger spikes, workplace stress, and managing anxiety by focusing on change that can be practiced outside of sessions.She also applies evidence-based therapeutic techniques that emphasize practical skills for mood and impulse management. Those methods teach coping strategies, breathing and grounding tools for panic, and short behavioral experiments to test new ways of responding to triggers. They are useful for people working on anger, impulsivity, or mood regulation.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, needs, and everyday routine. This is a shared process that adjusts as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video lets people use visual connection for skill coaching. Phone sessions can fit a break during the day or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for quick check-ins, brief coaching, or ongoing written reflection between meetings.
Questions people ask about Andrea
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She helps people address stress, anxiety, anger, depression, and ADHD-related concerns, along with issues like caregiver stress and communication problems.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses a solution-focused approach that identifies a clear challenge, builds a short plan, and tests practical steps between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has eight years of professional experience working as a licensed clinical social worker in Indiana.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is an LCSW licensed in Indiana and holds degrees from Bowling Green State University and The Ohio State University.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What formats are available for sessions?
Sessions can be held by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does cost and starting therapy work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time; to begin, select Start Therapy, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session.