Andrea Aurino, LMSW

Andrea Aurino is a licensed clinical social worker with 25 years of experience in Michigan. She focuses on everyday thoughts and habits that influence stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship struggles. Andrea aims to make therapy straightforward and practical so people can use what they learn right away.

She works in a person-centered way that emphasizes listening and partnership. Sessions focus on clear, manageable steps to reduce overwhelming feelings and improve daily routines. Andrea helps people identify unhelpful thinking patterns and try small experiments to test new ways of coping.

Andrea has long experience supporting people through life transitions. She helps with issues like workplace stress, midlife changes, caregiver strain, and grieving losses. She also addresses family-of-origin concerns, communication problems, and the effects of trauma and abuse.

In her practice she combines methods that look at thoughts and behavior with story-based work and solution-oriented strategies. That mix helps clients reframe painful memories, shift habits, and set realistic goals. Sessions often include problem-solving, skill practice, and checking what works between visits.

People can expect an approachable, steady guide who focuses on practical progress. Andrea encourages self-compassion while helping people make changes that fit their daily life. She offers services in English and practices across a wide range of adult life stages and transitions.

How Andrea’s approaches translate to online therapy

Andrea uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can reduce anxiety and improve daily habits. Narrative therapy is used to look at personal stories and shift how someone understands difficult experiences. Solution-focused work aims at small, practical goals and identifying steps that lead to quick, useful change.

Choosing the right mix of these methods is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which approaches fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and will adjust over time based on what helps most.

Session formats are not specified here, so please confirm current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, save travel time, and allow brief check-ins during a lunch break or between commitments. They also let people use therapeutic exercises at home and practice new skills in real life between meetings.