About April
April Faust is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Pennsylvania. She brings 12 years of experience helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, and life transitions. April writes in a direct and compassionate way and aims to make the first steps feel manageable.
She uses practical skills from cognitive behavioral methods to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. April also works with mindfulness tools to calm racing thoughts and build steady attention.
Background and approach
She pairs these approaches with motivation-focused conversations to support change when people feel stuck. In session she emphasizes balance between acceptance and change. That means learning to tolerate hard feelings while also creating different habits.
She teaches strategies for emotion regulation, problem solving, sleep and coping with grief or loss. April has worked with a wide range of concerns over her career, including relationship and family issues, bipolar disorder, trauma and abuse, eating and sleeping problems, and challenges related to caregiving or chronic illness.
She also offers support around sexual subcultures such as BDSM and kink when clients want to address related stress or communication concerns. Her approach is practical and goal-oriented while staying respectful of each person’s values and pace. April invites clients to set clear goals and try small experiments between sessions to track progress.
Using practical approaches online for anxiety and stress
April commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) in her online work. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety or low mood. DBT emphasizes skills for regulating intense emotions, tolerating distress, and improving interpersonal communication.Finding the right approach is part of the process. April will work with each person to choose methods that fit their goals and preferences. That collaboration includes trying different exercises and adjusting the plan based on what helps most in day-to-day life.
Online formats available include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions let people use visual cues for skill coaching, while phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging support brief check-ins, homework review, or ongoing motivation between longer sessions. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit around work, caregiving, or health needs.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Anger management
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Trichotillomania
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English
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