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Terese Fagan

Warm, practical support for everyday family challenges

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Credentials
LCSW
Experience
11 years
Licensed in
Connecticut
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Terese

Terese Fagan is a licensed clinical social worker with 11 years of hands-on experience in Connecticut. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and parenting concerns. Terese works from a straightforward, respectful stance and treats each person as the expert on their own life.

Her approach begins by listening closely and mapping priorities with the client. She emphasizes practical steps that fit daily life, not long abstract plans.

Background and approach

Terese often blends client-centered listening with solution-focused moves to help clients notice small changes that add up. Terese draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and habits. She pairs that with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas to clarify values and build willingness to make changes.

Mindfulness ideas are used to help people calm intense emotions and stay present when things feel overwhelming. She has worked with people facing grief, trauma and abuse, addiction concerns, caregiver stress, and compassion fatigue. Other topics she addresses include family problems, divorce and separation, body image, and issues around commitment and control.

Terese also offers support for career stress and for those coping with life stage changes. Sessions are offered in English and use a mix of conversation, practical exercises, and goal-setting. Terese invites clients to try small experiments between sessions and to track what moves feel most helpful.

She aims to be a steady, pragmatic partner while clients build new patterns that fit their real lives.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Terese often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in online sessions. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and practice small actions that match those values even when feelings are difficult. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at common thoughts and habits that keep problems going and teaches concrete strategies to change them.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Terese will listen to a client's goals and preferences and then suggest methods that fit. She treats the choice of techniques as a collaborative decision and adjusts the plan as progress is made.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to work around busy schedules, caregiving duties, and travel. Remote sessions let clients practice skills in their real environments while getting regular support from a licensed professional.

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.

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.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does Terese address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, parenting concerns, grief, trauma, addictions, career stress, and related issues such as body image and caregiver stress.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is practical and person-centered. She listens first, then uses short, doable steps and exercises tailored to daily life.
What training and experience does she have?
She is a licensed clinical social worker with 11 years of clinical experience working with adults on a range of concerns.
Where does she practice and what is her license?
She practices in Connecticut and holds the CT LCSW 008738 license as a licensed clinical social worker.
What languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Which session formats are available?
Sessions can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
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 steps are involved in getting started?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.

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Experience
11 years
Licensed
Connecticut
Languages
English

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