Works with
How Avis works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Pennsylvania
- Years in practice
- 11
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Avis
Avis Moorehead is a licensed clinical social worker with 11 years of experience helping people manage strong emotions and life changes. She practices in Pennsylvania and brings a calm, direct style to sessions. Her work often focuses on stress, anxiety, anger, trauma, grief, and related concerns.
Clients meet a therapist who favors practical tools and steady support. Sessions use plain language and focused steps. She helps people notice patterns, try small changes, and build routines that reduce distress.
Background and approach
Avis often draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas to help people clarify their values and move forward even with hard feelings. For trauma-related concerns she incorporates approaches that aim to reduce emotional intensity and improve daily functioning.
Many people come for help with sleep problems, addictive behaviors, obsessive patterns, or the stress that follows caregiving and first responder work. She also addresses shame, forgiveness, and multicultural concerns with respect for each person’s background. Her sessions are collaborative and goal-oriented.
She works with each person to set clear, manageable goals and track progress. The emphasis is on tools that can be used between sessions and repeated over time. Avis offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging so people can pick the format that fits their life.
She speaks English and practices as a Pennsylvania LCSW.
What Avis works with
Everything Avis lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Avis's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- ADHD
- Addictions
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Isolation / loneliness
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
Approaches Avis lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most to them and take small, meaningful steps even when feelings are painful. It focuses on values and committed action rather than just symptom reduction. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches practical skills to notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can reduce anxiety, anger, and low mood. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is used for trauma-related distress and involves structured techniques to reduce the intensity of traumatic memories and their impact on daily life.Choosing the right approach happens together. The therapist will talk with the person about goals, past experiences with therapy, and what methods feel comfortable. That collaborative process guides which tools and methods are prioritized in sessions.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different needs. Video is useful for a full session with visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging let people share updates between appointments or use brief check-ins when schedules are tight. These options make it easier to fit regular work on goals into a busy life.
Questions people ask about Avis
What kinds of problems does she help with?
Avis works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, trauma and abuse, grief, sleep issues, addictions, ADHD, and related concerns listed in her profile.
How would you describe her therapy style?
She uses a practical, collaborative approach that mixes skill-building and values work. Sessions focus on clear steps people can use between appointments.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 11 years of experience practicing as a licensed clinician in Pennsylvania.
What credential and location should I know about?
She practices as an LCSW in Pennsylvania and holds the PA LCSW credential shown in the profile.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.
What session formats does she offer?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How does billing 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 her?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.