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- ACT approaches
- Emotion-focused work
- Recovery experience
About Polly
Polly Parks is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in California with 14 years of professional experience. She focuses on LGBT concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, and anger, and works with people facing mood issues, addiction, and identity-related stress. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy in her work.
Parks offers straightforward talk therapy that aims to identify what causes distress and to build steps that feel doable. Sessions emphasize clarifying values, noticing emotional patterns, and practicing new ways of relating to painful memories or urges. She also draws on emotion-focused techniques to look at attachment and relational patterns when those are relevant to a problem.
Her background includes work after the 2019 Saugus High School shooting, providing support to students and professionals affected by that event. Parks is a member of the National Association of Social Workers and the World Professional Association for Transgender Health. She maintains California licensure and has completed the state-required telehealth training.
Parks speaks from personal experience in recovery from alcohol since 2006 and brings that perspective when addiction or 12-step options are part of a client's story. She is familiar with mutual-help groups such as AA, NA, and SMART recovery approaches and can discuss how peer supports might fit into a care plan.
Appointments are scheduled in afternoon and evening hours and on weekends. To start, clients follow the site matching steps to book an initial session and pick a time that fits their schedule.
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How her approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and build small, actionable steps toward those values while learning to accept difficult feelings. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so the client's own priorities guide each session. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) attends to emotional patterns and relationship responses to reduce distress and improve how people relate to important others.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Polly will review your goals, history, and preferences and suggest which methods to try first. That decision is collaborative and can change as therapy progresses.
The biography confirms completion of California telehealth training but does not list specific session formats, so confirm the exact options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so appointments happen more reliably. Therapists can also adapt exercises and practices used in ACT and EFT for remote sessions, such as values work, mindfulness practices, and emotion-focused conversations that fit into everyday schedules.
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Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
14+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with LGBT issues, trauma and abuse, grief, and anger. Additional areas include addiction, sexuality, gender dysphoria, and loneliness.
What therapeutic approaches does she use?
Her methods include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), and Trauma-Focused Therapy. She combines these approaches to match the needs a person brings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 14 years of professional therapeutic experience. That includes work after the 2019 Saugus High School shooting supporting students and staff.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in California. Her practice and licensure are maintained in California.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not accepted at this time.
What session formats are offered?
The biography notes completion of California telehealth training but does not list specific session formats. Confirm current session options before booking.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Exact rates are available through the site's booking process.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session from the available times.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the urgent help numbers.