Andrea Stocker, LCSW

Andrea Stocker is an LCSW practicing in California with ten years of experience in social services. She frames care around a client-centered approach and pays attention to everyday thoughts and habits that shape mood and behavior. Andrea is sex positive and comfortable supporting people from LGBTQ+ communities and those involved in alternative relationship styles, including BDSM and kink. Her background spans group homes, homeless services, housing programs, prison settings, and community health. That variety gave her practical perspective on how life circumstances affect mental health. She has also worked with older adults and brings that experience into her current practice. Andrea often helps people manage depression, anxiety, and anger. She also supports those coping with addiction, trauma, grief, and major life changes. Problems with sleep, eating, intimacy, self-esteem, and workplace stress are among the issues she commonly addresses. She uses approaches such as client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and narrative therapy. In sessions she focuses on what clients think and do day to day, and she helps people change habits that get in the way of their goals. Andrea follows the Health at Every Size model when supporting people with eating concerns. She centers the whole person rather than only symptoms, and she works with clients to set realistic, person-driven goals for behavior and wellbeing.

How therapeutic approaches shape online work

Andrea blends client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and mindfulness in ways that suit online work. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and following the client's priorities so goals emerge from what matters to the person. CBT looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and helps people test and change unhelpful thinking and habits. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve sleep and stress management.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Andrea collaborates with each person to identify which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She will discuss options and adjust strategies as sessions progress so the work stays useful and relevant.

Because the biography does not specify session formats, confirm which formats are offered before booking. Many people find online work helps fit therapy into busy days, makes it easier to schedule short check-ins, and supports practicing skills between sessions. Online appointments can make it simpler to focus on daily thoughts and habits in real contexts and to try behavior changes that fit everyday life.