Ethel Dickerson - Mental Health Counselor | The Center for Internet & Technology Addiction

Accepting new clients

22 years experience | Counselor of Color

About Ethel Dickerson

I’m a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in the state of Connecticut with over 20 yrs. experience in areas that include trauma, anxiety, parenting challenges, ADHD, autism, racism, varying levels of depression, grief and loss and emotional/psychological impacts of the pandemic. Specifically, some of my work experiences have been in an outpatient clinic, working with homeless, all school aged children, coordinating a trauma first responders’ team, adults and family situations that including grief and loss related challenges. I interact naturally with a friendly and professional style. Honesty and giving my undivided attention in each session is part of who I am as a therapist. Expect that sometimes and sometimes not you may hear what you want to hear in our session. I believe everyone deserves an abundance of respect and not to be judged or treated unfairly. Anyone that wants help, takes the time to seek out help deserves a compassionate, sincere and professionally motivated response. This is something I can do. Utilizing my professional training and experiences couples with my life experiences we can get to the other side with positive outcomes.

I have a natural thinking process that’s aligned and targets restructuring thought processes that are harmful. I believe people who desire can little by little adjust the thought patterns that are creating the most challenges in their lives to more positive routines of thought. It’s essential to take the necessary journey aimed at improving the quality of your life. Take pride in reaching out the right way for support. Share this portion of your journey with me. I offer the best of my personal life and professional experiences to guide us to the other side or to the healthier thought processing.

Let’s start the conversation and move toward improving whatever thought processes that may be getting in your way or holding you back from where or who you want to be.
I’m excited to meet you and look forward to our future conversations.

Good job for taking the step to a healthier you!

In the meantime, take care and stay safe.

Licenses

LCSW

005954

Professional experience

Anger management
Coping with life changes
Depression
Family conflicts
Grief
Parenting issues
Self esteem
Stress, Anxiety
Trauma and abuse

Additional Focus Areas

Antisocial personality
Blended family issues
Caregiver issues and stress
Codependency
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Dependent personality
Divorce and separation
Domestic violence
Emptiness
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Fatherhood issues
First responder issues
Forgiveness
Gender dysphoria
Guilt and shame
Impulsivity
Infidelity
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Men's issues
Midlife crisis
Multicultural concerns
Narcissism
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Post-traumatic stress
Postpartum depression
Prejudice and discrimination
Self-harm
Self-love
Sexual assault and abuse
Sexuality
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Clinical Approaches

Client-Centered Therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Mindfulness Therapy
Solution-Focused Therapy
Trauma-Focused Therapy

Languages

English

15 Reviews

“Great!”

“Highly recommend! Such a wonderful therapist”

“Ethel is a wonderful therapist. I am truly blessed to have her. She is understanding, kind, and will give you level-headed counsel. Finding someone like that is a treasure and I truly value our discussions. I am truly grateful to her for being someone I can talk to. It is such a gift.”

“Ethel was very personable and supportive. She was not only a great listener, but she provides great feedback and direction.”

“Ethel is very understanding and was helpful for me and my partner. I particularly appreciated the “homework” we had for discussion after the session”

“She’s the best”

“A wonderful therapist who gives a lot of great exercises”

“Love her, she’s been incredibly supportive and kind”

“Ethel is SO easy to vent to. Shes listening and actively engaging.”

“I was reluctant to use the app because I have heard nightmare stories about awful therapists. However, Ethel is far from that. She is truly understanding and compassionate, but will also be honest and transparent, which I appreciate.”

“I love Ethel, she is always supportive but also honest and just so easy to talk to. I feel valued and understood and appreciate every session, and always leave my sessions feeling better and having more clarity”

“I love Ethel from the very beginning. She was understanding, and showed empathy toward all my over the place emotions. She is very attentive and relatable.”

“She is very kind and professional. She helps me a lot. She is a God fearing therapist. She is very knowledgeable and experienced.”

“Ethel is an amazing therapist and this is my first time getting therapy and she made feel comfortable in my journey in helping myself. I highly recommend Ethel because she is very empathetic, an active listener and her knowledge and guidance are genuine.”

“I’m so grateful to have met Ethel. She's an incredible therapist and person.”

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