Andrea Schmidt, LCSW, CSW

Andrea Schmidt is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who brings 15 years of experience to her practice in Colorado. She works with people facing addiction, trauma, anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting struggles, and other life changes. Andrea focuses on helping clients understand why they react the way they do and what to change next.

She uses practical, solution-focused strategies to help people move toward their goals. Sessions are relational and client-centered, which means she listens first and guides the conversation so clients feel heard. Andrea helps clients notice unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and then tries small changes that fit their lives.

Awareness is a core part of her work. She helps people spot patterns in thinking and behavior, test those patterns, and decide what to keep or change. That process often reduces shame, blame, and isolation while building self-compassion and clearer choices.

Andrea also brings approaches that fit challenges like addiction, post-traumatic stress, intimate or sexual concerns, and attachment difficulties. She balances practical tools with a focus on the therapeutic relationship so work in sessions translates into daily life.

Her aim is to help people use their strengths and resources to create the life they want. She encourages willingness to try new ways of thinking and acting as the path to lasting change.

How Andrea’s Approaches Work Online

Andrea uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify and test unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, then try small, practical changes that reduce distress and improve day-to-day functioning. Attachment-Based Therapy informs her focus on patterns in relationships and helps people change how they relate to others and manage closeness or distance.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Andrea works collaboratively with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adjusts strategies as progress is made. Clients and therapist decide together which tools to use and when to try a different tactic.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat works for shorter check-ins, and messaging can fit into a busy schedule. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent and to practice skills in everyday life.