Andrea Schmidt , LCSW, CSW

Andrea Schmidt is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 15 years of experience working with diverse populations across a range of concerns, including addictions, trauma, relationship and family challenges, parenting, depression, anxiety, and grief. She holds an LCSW - a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - and a CSW, both Colorado social work credentials, and she centers her work on helping people understand why they react and behave as they do so they can make meaningful changes.

Andrea emphasizes awareness of thoughts, perceptions, and patterns as the foundation for change. By identifying unhelpful responses and exploring the beliefs that drive them, she guides clients through a process of reevaluation that supports clearer thinking and healthier choices. Her style is relational and client focused - she meets people where they are and listens deeply while offering practical, solution-focused strategies to advance treatment goals.

Her work supports individuals coping with life transitions, addiction, intimacy-related issues, parenting stresses, and the aftereffects of trauma and abuse. Andrea encourages willingness as the first step toward transformation and helps clients build on their strengths and resources to reduce shame, blame, and isolation and to cultivate greater self-compassion and agency.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Andrea integrates Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) into her work to address relationship patterns, emotional regulation, and thinking habits that interfere with daily life. Attachment-Based Therapy explores early relationship dynamics and how they shape current connections, which can help with intimacy challenges, family conflicts, and attachment issues. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a nonjudgmental, empathetic stance that prioritizes the client’s experience and supports self-discovery and healing, particularly useful for building self-esteem and processing grief. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce anxiety, depression, and stress and to develop practical coping skills.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Andrea works with clients to assess their needs, goals, and preferences and then tailors methods to fit each person’s situation rather than applying a one-size-fits-all model. This partnership helps ensure the therapeutic plan feels relevant and manageable.

Online sessions offer flexibility and accessibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, allowing clients to engage from home or while managing busy schedules. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care, try different modes of communication, and select the format that best supports each step of the therapeutic journey.