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Hope Schaffrick

ME LCSW LC21472, MA LICSW LICSW121964
Credentials
ME LCSW LC21472, MA LICSW LICSW121964
NPI Number
1477676377
Location
Connecticut
Languages
English
Hope Schaffrick

Accepting new clients

22 years experience | Intl Clients Welcome
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About Hope Schaffrick

I am a Clinical Social Worker licensed in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Utah and Washington with over 10 years of experience working in clinical practice. I work with clients who experience a wide range of symptoms and concerns, including depression, anxiety, relationship issues, parenting problems, career challenges, OCD, and ADHD. I have also worked with many people who have experienced trauma and emotional abuse.

My therapy style is warm and interactive. I believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion, and I don’t believe in stigmatizing labels. My approach combines cognitive-behavioral, humanistic, psychodynamic and rational-emotive therapy. I will tailor our dialog and treatment plan to meet your unique and specific needs.

It takes courage to seek a more fulfilling and happier life and to take the first steps towards change. If you are ready to take that step, I am here to support and empower you.

I look forward to working with you!

Licenses

LICSW
LW60915818
LICSW
LICSW121964
LCSW
12919117-3501
LCSW
LC21472
LCSW
16737

Professional experience

  • Addictions
  • ADHD
  • Anger management
  • Bipolar disorder
  • Career difficulties
  • Coaching
  • Compassion fatigue
  • Coping with life changes
  • Depression
  • Family conflicts
  • Grief
  • Intimacy-related issues
  • LGBT
  • Parenting issues
  • Relationship issues
  • Self esteem
  • Stress, Anxiety
  • Trauma and abuse

Additional Focus Areas

  • Abandonment
  • Adoption and foster care
  • Aging and geriatric issues
  • Attachment issues
  • Autism and Asperger Syndrome
  • BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
  • Blended family issues
  • Body image
  • Cancer
  • Caregiver issues and stress
  • Chronic pain, illness, and disability
  • Co-morbidity
  • Codependency
  • Commitment issues
  • Communication problems
  • Control issues
  • Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
  • Dependent personality
  • Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
  • Dissociation
  • Divorce and separation
  • Domestic violence
  • Drug and alcohol addiction
  • Eating and food-related issues
  • Emptiness
  • Family of origin issues
  • Family problems
  • Fatherhood issues
  • Fertility issues
  • First responder issues
  • Forgiveness
  • Gender dysphoria
  • Guilt and shame
  • Hearing impaired
  • HIV / AIDS
  • Hospice and end-of-life counseling
  • Immigration issues
  • Impulsivity
  • Infidelity
  • Intellectual disability
  • Isolation / loneliness
  • Jealousy
  • Life purpose
  • Men's issues
  • Midlife crisis
  • Money and financial issues
  • Mood disorders
  • Multicultural concerns
  • Narcissism
  • Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
  • Panic disorder and panic attacks
  • Paranoia
  • Personality disorders
  • Phobias
  • Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
  • Post-traumatic stress
  • Postpartum depression
  • Pregnancy and childbirth
  • Prejudice and discrimination
  • Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
  • Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
  • Self-harm
  • Self-love
  • Sex addiction
  • Sexual assault and abuse
  • Sexual dysfunction
  • Sexuality
  • Smoking / vaping cessation
  • Social anxiety and phobia
  • Somatization
  • Traumatic brain injury
  • Trichotillomania
  • Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
  • Women's issues
  • Workplace issues
  • Young adult issues

Clinical Approaches

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Attachment-Based Therapy
  • Client-Centered Therapy
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
  • Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
  • Existential Therapy
  • Gottman Method
  • Internal Family Systems
  • Jungian Therapy
  • Mindfulness Therapy
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Psychodynamic Therapy
  • Solution-Focused Therapy
  • Somatic Therapy
  • Systemic Therapy
  • Trauma-Focused Therapy

Languages

  • English

15 Reviews

“I have been seeing Hope for several years. She has walked me through a huge mix of life’s worst events. Hope is gentle, encouraging, and consistent. Most of all, she is the essence of her name, without Hope or hope I would have given up years ago.”

“Hope is a 10 out of 10. She is incredibly knowledgeable and has helped me see patterns and perspectives I hadn’t recognized before. She creates a calm, safe environment that makes it easier to open up—something that isn’t always easy for me. Therapy can be really hard, but working with Hope makes it feel worthwhile. I’m so glad I found her. She is the best!!”

“Very professional, kind and non judgmental.”

“Kind and understanding, she seems super competent.”

“Kind, listens and follows up.”

“Shes thoughtful and caring”

“Hope is exactly what I was looking for - highly intelligent, competent & empathetic. She is proactive which I appreciate vs therapists who just validate you. She offers articles and book recommendations along with action-oriented steps I can actively take in my every day life. I’m so lucky to have found Hope. She’s a gem.”

“Thank you!”

“Hope was instrumental in helping me adjust to being a single empty-nester without judging me in any way. That is important to me, and she always listened and responded respectfully.”

“Hope has been very compassionate and supportive. She is a good listener, she has good insight, and she is helpful in showing me things I need to work on and giving me ideas on how to do that.”

“A great listener and very good at saying what is needed and affirming positive things and outcomes. She is clearly knowledgeable and very supportive.”

“So smart- easily recognizes patterns of behavior and acknowledges them and helps me work through my own thoughts and feelings. Best therapist I’ve ever had:)”

“I absolutely love her we had an instant connection.”

“Hope is amazing and super helpful and extremely understanding!”

“Amazing Therapist.”

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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