Sean Horsley , LCSW

Sean Horsley is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 23 years of experience helping individuals, couples, and families navigate life stressors and transitions. He focuses on practical skill-building to reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety, cope with chronic pain, and manage relationship and communication challenges. He also works with people facing grief, addiction concerns, parenting and blended family issues, and a wide range of emotional and behavioral challenges.

Using evidence-based practices, Sean blends cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, and mindfulness techniques to create clear, goal-focused treatment plans. He emphasizes learning concrete coping strategies and communication skills that clients can apply between sessions to improve day-to-day functioning and overall well-being. His approach is adaptable, addressing issues from trauma and abuse to intimacy-related concerns, caregiver stress, and identity matters including LGBT topics.

Practicing in Utah, Sean offers services in both English and Spanish and provides individual, couple, and family sessions. As an LCSW he brings training in social work and clinical practice to support people coping with life changes, rebuilding relationships, and finding more effective ways to manage stress and emotional pain.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Sean Horsley integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, motivational interviewing, and mindfulness techniques into his online practice. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and replace them with more constructive patterns - it is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress management. Motivational Interviewing focuses on building a person's own motivation to change by exploring ambivalence and setting achievable goals - it can be helpful for addiction, lifestyle shifts, and engagement in treatment. Mindfulness Therapy teaches present-moment awareness and acceptance skills that can reduce reactivity and improve emotional regulation in everyday life.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Sean works with each person to assess goals, preferences, and needs, then adapts techniques over time so therapy fits the individual, couple, or family. This cooperative planning helps create a clear path forward and measurable steps toward desired change.

Online therapy offers flexibility and accessibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to schedule sessions around work, family, and caregiving responsibilities and can support ongoing skill practice between meetings. For those outside Utah, he also accepts international clients, allowing people in different locations to access licensed professional care.