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Adriene Faust

Experienced LCSW for practical family support

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Credentials
LCSW
Experience
20 years
Licensed in
California
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Adriene

Adriene Faust is a licensed clinical social worker who brings 20 years of experience to family and parenting concerns and related struggles. She works with adults facing anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, addiction, and stress. Adriene emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion in conversations so people feel heard.

She focuses on practical steps and clear goals rather than jargon, making sessions straightforward and focused. Adriene adapts the pacing and topics to each person’s needs.

Background and approach

She uses evidence-informed methods such as cognitive behavioral techniques and acceptance-based strategies to help people cope with difficult feelings. She also draws on attachment ideas to look at how relationship patterns affect daily life. Sessions aim to increase skills for managing strong emotions and to identify small, usable changes that make life feel more manageable.

Over two decades Adrene has worked in settings that require flexibility and grit. That experience informs how she supports people facing trauma, loss, caregiving stress, and major life transitions. She pays attention to safety and practical problem solving when substance use, domestic violence, or medical challenges are involved.

Her practice includes work with issues around parenting, blended families, adoption and foster care, aging, and chronic illness. Adriene explains options in plain language and helps people weigh what makes sense for their situation. She encourages questions and shared decision making throughout care.

Sessions are offered in English and Adriene is licensed in California as LCSW 16527. She accepts international clients and uses a mix of talk-based and skills-focused work to help people move toward clearer priorities and steadier days.

How Adriene’s Methods Work Online

Adriene commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in her online work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy encourages noticing thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choosing actions that reflect personal values; it can help with anxiety, grief, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with small behavior changes to reduce symptoms like depression, panic, or insomnia.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Adriene works collaboratively to match methods to a person’s needs, goals, and preferences. She explains options in plain language and adjusts the plan as progress and priorities evolve.

Online sessions can take place by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it easier to connect from home, manage busy caregiving routines, or keep therapy going during life transitions. The mix of talk and skills practice translates well to remote sessions and supports steady, practical progress.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems can be addressed in sessions?
Adriene helps with a wide range of concerns including addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, anxiety, depression, stress, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting, and caregiving stress.
How would she describe her approach in therapy?
She blends client-centered conversation with practical strategies from CBT and ACT, and uses attachment ideas to understand relationship patterns. The focus is on clear goals and usable skills.
What is her background and clinical experience?
Adriene has 20 years of professional experience working in clinical settings that involve trauma, addiction, grief, and family issues. That experience shapes a flexible, problem-solving style.
What are her credentials and where is she licensed?
She is a licensed clinical social worker in California, listed as LCSW 16527.
Can people who speak other languages or live outside the U.S. work with her?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What formats are available for sessions?
Therapy can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on client preference.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What is the first step to begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.

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Experience
20 years
Licensed
California
Languages
English

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