About Sean
Sean Conley is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) based in Washington who focuses on practical, skills-based support. He works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, substance concerns, and LGBTQ-related issues. Sean draws on lived experience with gender-affirming care to inform his perspective and approach.
He frames therapy as a team effort and starts by identifying clear goals with each person. Sessions use a strengths-based, client-centered style that honors past experience and current needs.
Background and approach
That means conversations focus on what is working, what needs to change, and small steps to get there. Sean uses techniques from attachment work and cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different actions. He also incorporates skills from dialectical behavior therapy and mindfulness to manage intense feelings and reduce overwhelm.
Much of his background includes supporting people with neurodevelopmental differences and intellectual or developmental disabilities. He also has experience with grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting concerns, and chronic health-related stress. Therapy with him often centers on building habits like boundary setting, connecting with supports, and learning self-soothing skills.
Those are practical tools you can practice between sessions. Sean aims for clear, manageable steps that help people feel steadier in daily life.
How attachment, CBT, and mindfulness work online
Sean draws from attachment-based ideas to help people notice how past relationships affect current patterns. That work focuses on identifying relational habits and trying new ways of connecting and seeking support.He uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy or CBT to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. CBT sessions often include simple homework such as tracking thoughts, trying small experiments, or practicing new routines to reduce anxiety and improve mood.
Mindfulness practices are used to increase awareness of the body and mind during stress. Simple breathing and grounding exercises are taught and practiced in sessions so they can be used when overwhelm starts to rise.
Finding the right mix of approaches is collaborative. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and suggest techniques to try. Together they adapt methods over time based on what helps most.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video suits longer therapy sessions and face-to-face conversation. Phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text are useful for brief updates, coaching-style guidance, or tracking homework between meetings. These options give flexibility to fit therapy into busy schedules and different daily routines.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Fatherhood issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Washington
- Languages
- English
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