Simone Ferreira, LCSW

Simone Ferreira is a licensed clinical social worker who uses practical, evidence-based methods to help people manage stress, anxiety, grief, and life transitions. She brings 15 years of experience and a calm, down-to-earth presence to sessions. Simone aims to make conversations feel straightforward and useful for everyday problems.

She often uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. Motivational Interviewing supports people who want to change but feel stuck, and solution-focused work highlights small steps that lead to real progress. Sessions focus on clear goals, concrete skills, and plans you can use between meetings.

Simone has a background in behavioral sciences and social work, including a Master of Social Work from Indiana University. She has worked with a wide range of concerns such as depression, trauma and abuse, panic and post-traumatic stress, compassion fatigue, and issues tied to immigration, divorce, and blended families. Her experience includes helping people with aging and geriatric concerns, financial stress, and challenges related to prejudice and discrimination.

People can expect a respectful, nonjudgmental approach that honors identity and life context. Simone keeps a smaller caseload to focus on individual needs and clear progress. She works with practical steps and steady support to help people move toward goals.

Sessions are offered in English and are provided online through video, phone, chat, or text messaging for flexibility and ongoing contact.

How Simone’s Approaches Work Online

Simone uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people identify patterns of thought that cause distress and to practice new behaviors that reduce symptoms. This method suits anxiety, depression, panic, and many everyday struggles by focusing on clear skills and experiments to try between sessions. Motivational Interviewing is used when someone feels stuck or unsure about change; it relies on guided conversation to strengthen motivation and build a personal plan for moving forward.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Simone will talk about your goals, try methods that fit your needs, and adjust over time based on what helps most. The therapist and client work together to set targets and measure small gains rather than promising specific outcomes.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for full conversations and skill practice, phone can be a quicker check-in or better when bandwidth is limited, chat suits shorter exchanges, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or busy days while keeping the focus on practical steps and steady progress.