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Hope Schaffrick

Practical support for stress and parenting concerns

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Credentials
LICSW, LCSW
Experience
22 years
Licensed in
Washington, Massachusetts, Utah
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Hope

Hope Schaffrick is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in Connecticut. She has more than two decades of experience and often helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and parenting concerns. Her manner is warm and interactive, and she aims to treat people with respect and sensitivity.

Hope uses straightforward talk and practical skills. She blends several ways of working so sessions feel tailored to each person's needs.

Background and approach

Conversations are guided by what a parent or individual says is most pressing, and plans are adjusted as progress is made. Her background includes long experience with trauma and emotional abuse, and she has supported people facing addiction, grief, changes in career, intimacy issues, and bipolar concerns.

She also brings experience related to adoption and foster care, attachment challenges, aging and caregiver stress, chronic illness, and neurodiversity such as autism and Asperger syndrome. Hope draws on methods like cognitive behavioral therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, attachment-based approaches, client-centered work, and dialectical behavior therapy.

These methods translate into skills practice, values-focused choices, building safer relationships, and learning new ways to manage emotions. She works with people who want practical help and clear steps forward. Hope encourages collaboration and aims to help clients build tools they can use outside sessions.

The goal is steady progress, one step at a time.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify what matters most and take values-based actions even when feelings are hard. It emphasizes simple exercises to notice thoughts and keep moving toward chosen goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them against reality, then practicing new behaviors that reduce distress and improve daily functioning. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early and current relationships shape safety and trust, and it works to change interaction patterns and strengthen emotional connection.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose which methods fit their needs and goals. That may mean trying different tools, mixing approaches, and adjusting plans as progress is made.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet those goals through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These formats make it easier to fit sessions into busy family schedules, maintain momentum between meetings, and practice new skills in daily life. Licensed professionals can deliver the same kinds of therapeutic exercises and guidance across these options, allowing people to choose what feels most workable for them.

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 concerns does this therapist address?
Hope works with issues such as stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, parenting, grief, addictions, relationship and intimacy concerns, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and many related life challenges.
How would you describe her therapeutic approach?
She blends practical, skills-based methods with relationship-focused work. Sessions mix problem-solving, values work, emotion management, and attention to attachment and interpersonal patterns.
What kind of clinical background does she have?
Hope has 22 years of experience in clinical practice and long experience supporting people after trauma and emotional abuse, as well as those facing life transitions and caregiver stress.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She holds LICSW and LCSW credentials and practices from Connecticut.
Which languages and client regions are supported?
Sessions are offered in English, and international clients are accepted.
In what formats are sessions available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are needed to begin therapy?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.

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Experience
22 years
Licensed
Washington, Massachusetts, Utah, Maine, Connecticut
Languages
English

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