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- Stress and anxiety
- LGBTQ related issues
- Self esteem and motivation
About Andree
LCSW licensed in California with seven years of professional experience, Andree McColl-Ravanelli helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, and LGBTQ concerns. She also focuses on motivation, self-esteem, and confidence. Andree uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and centers sessions on each person's strengths and goals.
Andree frames the client as the expert on their own story. She works in straightforward, collaborative conversations that identify practical steps. Sessions focus on building coping skills, clarifying values, and improving everyday functioning rather than on jargon or complex theory.
She has worked with people facing trauma and abuse and with those navigating LGBTQ-related issues. Andree also supports people dealing with caregiver stress, communication problems, divorce and separation, money concerns, and midlife questions. She aims to address both immediate stress and longer-term patterns that get in the way of daily life.
In sessions she helps clients break down problems into manageable steps. That can include short-term skills to reduce acute anxiety and longer-term work to strengthen self-esteem and motivation. Andree encourages practical experiments between sessions so progress can be measured and adjusted.
Her approach is direct and collaborative. She listens for strengths, offers concrete techniques, and revises goals with the person over time. People who want clear, pragmatic support for stress, trauma, or identity-related concerns may find this style a useful fit.
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How evidence-based techniques are used in online sessions
Evidence-based therapeutic techniques focus on practical skills and structured work. One common approach emphasizes teaching coping skills for anxiety and stress, such as breathing exercises, behavioral activation, and step-by-step exposure to reduce avoidance. These methods help with everyday symptoms and make moments of distress easier to manage.Another approach concentrates on processing trauma and its effects through paced, supportive conversations and techniques that address intrusive memories and hyperarousal. The work aims to reduce the ways past events disrupt current life and to build skills for handling triggers when they arise.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose which techniques to try based on goals, current needs, and preferences. Plans can be adjusted over time if a method does not fit well.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so please confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy life, allow shorter follow-ups when needed, and reduce travel time. It also makes it possible to connect with a licensed professional from different locations while keeping the focus on practical coping and progress rather than on logistics.
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Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
7+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, and LGBTQ related issues. Additional focuses include ADHD, self-esteem, caregiver stress, communication problems, and money issues.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and a collaborative, practical approach. Sessions focus on identifying strengths, teaching skills, and setting measurable steps between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
She has seven years of professional work experience. That experience has included supporting people through trauma, anxiety, and identity-related concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LCSW licensed in California. Her practice is based in California.
Which languages are offered and are international clients supported?
Sessions are offered in English. She accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How does cost work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing depends on the subscription tier and location.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session. That process starts the matching and scheduling steps.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the urgent help numbers.