Andrea Tedesco

(she/her/hers)

LICSW

At its core, therapy is about the people sitting in a room together, and that safety and relationship is one of the most important aspects of the work. I am honored to create that space with you. As a therapist, I start with one basic assumption: you are the expert of your own experience. My hope is to empower people to better understand those experiences or to bring in additional perspectives that might shed more light on aspects of one’s life. Informed by my background in queer theory, feminist theory, and anti-racist ideologies, I work with my clients to identify the external structures of power impacting their lives, then engage with the areas of their lives within their control where they can make changes and achieve their goals.

I have had the privilege of working across multiple settings –from hospitals to crisis care— in individual counseling, group therapy, and couples’ counseling with clients across a range of identities and personal backgrounds. While many forms of therapy take from one another and blend together, I begin with trauma informed person-focused work and draw heavily on DBT/CBT/mindfulness-based therapy modalities. I view therapeutic relationships as dynamic, and work to tailor the experience to my clients’ needs and preferences. Whether you are someone who likes sessions to feel more conversational, someone who appreciates tangible takeaways like worksheets, or someone who wants to spend time practicing skills in our sessions, we can work together to find a treatment plan that suits you.

I have a particular history in working with women and members of the LGBT community on a range of concerns: forming and maintaining intimate relationships, healthy sex lives, coming out, exploring gender identities, trauma, aging, chronic illness, HIV stigma, and addictive behaviors.