Adriene Faust, LCSW

Adriene Faust is a licensed clinical social worker who has practiced in California for 20 years. She helps people who are struggling with anxiety, depression, addiction, grief, trauma, and stress. Her manner is respectful and compassionate, and she focuses on practical steps clients can try between sessions.

Adriene adapts her approach to each person. She listens first, then co-creates goals and a plan that fit the client’s life. Sessions are conversational and focused on skills people can use right away to feel steadier and more in control.

She draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. She also uses acceptance and commitment approaches when people need help clarifying values and building a meaningful routine. Attachment-based and client-centered work guide how she builds trust and supports emotional healing.

Adriene has experience across many concerns, including relationship and intimacy issues, parenting and blended-family stress, caregiving and aging challenges, and coping with chronic illness or loss. She also supports people facing substance use problems, codependency, and career-related strain.

Her practice emphasizes collaboration and small, concrete changes. Sessions are tailored to what each person finds useful, whether that means behavioral experiments, emotion regulation skills, or planning next steps. Adriene aims to empower people to make steady progress toward the life they want.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Adriene uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors in everyday life. CBT is practical and often focuses on small experiments people can try between sessions to reduce anxiety or depressive patterns.

She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify their values and take committed action toward a meaningful life. ACT teaches skills for noticing difficult feelings while still moving in directions that matter, which can be useful for grief, chronic stress, and life transitions.

Finding the right approach is a shared process. Adriene will talk with each person about their goals, try different tools, and adjust methods based on what helps most. The work is collaborative and paced to the client’s comfort level.

Online therapy gives practical flexibility. Video calls let people connect face to face when interaction and body language matter. Phone sessions can be easier when less bandwidth or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging offer quick check-ins, ongoing support between appointments, or an option for people who prefer writing over speaking.