Andrea Walker, LICSW, LCSW

Andrea Walker is a licensed clinical social worker with more than two decades of experience. She offers practical, down-to-earth therapy that aims to make problems easier to manage. Andrea uses clear steps and tools so people can try different approaches and see what helps.

She focuses on anxiety, stress, trauma and abuse, depression, self-esteem, grief, and major life changes. She also helps with relationship and family-related concerns, parenting strain, eating and sleeping struggles, career stress, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. Her background includes work with complex trauma and the aftereffects of abuse and neglect.

Andrea mixes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - CBT - with client-centered listening. She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy - DBT - and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing - EMDR - when those approaches fit the problem. Mindfulness and motivational interviewing are woven in to help people develop practical coping skills.

She has licenses as an LICSW and an LCSW, and practices from Montana with experience across nearby states. Andrea adapts creative techniques when words are hard, such as online sand tray and interactive play methods to supplement talk work. Sessions aim to build skills for handling emotions, improving communication, and managing difficult memories.

Her style is collaborative and steady. She helps people break worries into manageable steps, practice new behaviors, and track small changes over time.

Online approaches that match goals and symptoms

Andrea commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety and depression. CBT gives clear exercises and homework so people can practice skills between sessions.

She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy, which emphasizes listening, validation, and working at the client’s pace to build trust. This helps people feel heard while they consider changes. Dialectical Behavior Therapy - DBT - supplies concrete skills for managing intense emotions, improving relationships, and handling distress in the moment.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before, then try methods that seem like a good fit. Adjustments happen over time based on what helps most.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow full visual connection and longer sessions, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat fits quick check-ins, and text-based messaging supports ongoing reflection and brief updates. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, parenting, or travel schedules while still following a clear treatment plan.