Andrea Walker , LICSW, LCSW

Andrea Walker is an adult, adolescent, and family therapist with 20 years of clinical experience. She is licensed to practice in Montana, North Dakota, and Minnesota and holds additional certification in Interactive Play Therapy, a training that supports creative, nonverbal interventions when words are hard to find. Andrea also holds the credentials LICSW (Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker) and LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker), reflecting advanced training in social work and clinical practice.

She provides assessment and treatment for a wide range of concerns, with a specialty in trauma therapy. Andrea offers personalized treatment plans that may include creative techniques and tailored interventions to help people heal within a warm, collaborative setting. Many clients arrive with uncertainty about how therapy will affect their lives; Andrea focuses on clarifying goals, exploring options, and helping clients choose approaches that fit their needs.

Her clinical experience includes work with the effects of childhood abuse, psychological, sexual, and physical abuse, domestic violence, neglect, adjustment difficulties, anxiety, depression, self-harm behaviors, attachment and personality issues, and challenges related to divorce. Andrea integrates a variety of therapeutic techniques to support coping skill development, improve communication, and promote gradual recovery. She has adapted many interventions for online delivery, using tools that bridge in-person and remote care, and employs modalities selected to help clients move through treatment as smoothly as possible.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Andrea Walker draws from client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) to support healing across a range of concerns. Client-centered therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship and helps clients explore their values and goals while feeling understood. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thought and behavior patterns and teaches practical skills to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress. EMDR is a trauma-focused approach that helps process distressing memories and reduce their emotional intensity, often used for posttraumatic reactions and deep-seated traumatic material.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Andrea collaborates with each client to assess needs, goals, and preferences and tailors interventions so clients can test methods and find what works best. This collaborative process helps shape a treatment plan that evolves as progress is made.

Online therapy with Andrea is available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. Remote sessions make ongoing care more accessible when travel, work, or family demands make in-person appointments difficult, and they allow clients to practice skills and process experiences from familiar surroundings.