Andrea Stocker , LCSW

Andrea Stocker is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in California with almost 10 years of experience in social services. Her career includes roles in a group home, homeless services, housing programs, work inside a prison, and positions in community health settings, which together have provided a broad perspective on complex personal and social challenges.

She has additional experience supporting older adults and approaches each person from a whole-person, client-centered framework. Andrea is sex-positive and works comfortably with people in alternative relationship structures, members of the LGBTQ+ community, and individuals in the BDSM community. She has extensive clinical experience treating depression, anger management concerns, and anxiety, and she also supports people with eating disorders while following the Health at Every Size model.

Andrea centers client goals and lived experience in her work, drawing on practical skills developed across varied service settings to help clients navigate life transitions, manage emotions, and build healthier patterns over time.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Andrea integrates client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and mindfulness-based techniques into online care. Client-centered therapy emphasizes empathy, respect, and collaboration, allowing clients to lead the pace and focus of sessions while the therapist supports personal growth and self-understanding. CBT helps identify and shift unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors, which can be especially useful for anxiety, depression, and anger management. Mindfulness therapy introduces simple attention and grounding practices to reduce reactivity and build present-moment awareness, supporting stress management and emotional regulation.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process. Andrea works collaboratively with each person to tailor methods to their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting techniques over time so the approach feels like a good fit.

Online sessions via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging make therapy more flexible and accessible for people with busy schedules, mobility limits, or those living in different parts of California. These options allow licensed professionals like Andrea to provide consistent, practical support while accommodating the communication style each client prefers.