Andrea Plate
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
About Andrea
I am licensed in California, with 25 years of professional experience. For nearly 15 years I ran a residential substance abuse treatment program within the West Los Angeles Department of Veterans Affairs, serving those suffering from homelessness and chronic mental illness. Now working with the population at large, I do my best to help clients cope with: anxiety, personal and professional setbacks, addiction, major life changes, relationship conflicts, career concerns and more. I also teach addiction at Cal State Fullerton University and Loyola Marymount University. If you are concerned about your anxiety, overall poor mood, family/relationship conflicts, drug or alcohol dependency, for example, or if you “just” want to improve your life circumstances—I’d like to help.
What Andrea helps with
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
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- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
How Andrea works
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Internal Family Systems
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
What clients say
- “Andrea was very responsive to my unique situation and tuned into helping me navigate the challenges I was facing with directness and compassion.”
- “Andrea is experienced, thoughtful, and kind. She really focuses on the things that are most important to me and has encouraged me to challenge myself and keep working on hard things. I really appreciate her.”
- “So Helpful”
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- “Andrea has been great, I've only had two sessions with her so far and can tell we are a great fit. She has helped open my eyes to things that I couldn't see were going on within myself and I have hope for a better and healthier future by working with her.”
- “She is compassionate, listens to you, and is very helpful...”
- “This experience has so far been beyond helpful and exceeded my expectations. Thank you so much.”
- “She's awesome, genuinely listens to what I have to say.”
- “Excellent!”
- “Andrea was responsive, knowledgeable and professional... highly recommended:)”
These reviews represent a few of the most recent positive reviews from the therapist's clients on BetterHelp. Some people's experience may be different.
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