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Hope Schaffrick, LICSW, LCSW

Practical support for anxiety and life changes

22 years in practice · based in Connecticut · sessions in English · online sessions

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About Hope

Hope Schaffrick is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage anxiety, phobias, depression, and relationship strain. She uses a direct but warm style so clients feel heard and understood. She welcomes questions and focuses on practical steps that fit everyday life.

With 22 years in clinical practice, Hope has supported people through trauma, emotional abuse, and addiction. She has also helped those facing parenting challenges, career transitions, grief, and attention-related concerns.

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Background and approach

Her work includes attention to intimacy, self-esteem, and the stresses that come from caregiving and chronic health issues. Hope blends several approaches to meet each person where they are. She draws on cognitive behavioral tools to change unhelpful thinking and behavior.

She also uses attachment-based ideas to look at how relationships shape current difficulties, and client-centered techniques to keep sessions grounded in the person's goals. Sessions focus on clear goals, skill building, and real-world practice between meetings. Hope talks through coping skills, communication strategies, and steps to reduce avoidance and fear.

She adjusts pace and tools based on what works for each person. Hope holds MA LICSW and CT LCSW credentials and practices from Connecticut. She offers sessions in English and accepts international clients.

To begin, a short matching questionnaire is used to pair needs with scheduling options.

How Hope’s approaches work online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts without getting stuck in them and then choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, phobias, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical experiments and behavior changes; this is helpful for phobias, panic, and depression. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early and current relationships shape emotional reactions and patterns, and it can clarify why certain triggers feel so intense.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about what feels most useful. Choices are made collaboratively based on the client’s goals, needs, and preferences rather than a fixed protocol.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make counseling more flexible. Video is useful when visual cues help the work. Phone can be a good option if bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging allow shorter check-ins and step-by-step coaching between appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, travel, or other life demands while using ACT, CBT, or attachment-focused work in whatever format feels most practical.
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Questions people ask

What kinds of problems does she help with?
She helps with anxiety, stress, phobias, depression, trauma, relationship and parenting concerns, addiction, grief, ADHD, and related issues listed in her profile.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is warm and interactive. She focuses on practical steps, skills, and talking through problems in a respectful way.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 22 years of clinical practice experience working with a wide range of concerns, including trauma and emotional abuse.
Where is she based and what credentials does she hold?
She practices from Connecticut and holds MA LICSW and CT LCSW credentials.
In which languages can I work with her?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.

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Experience
22 years
Licensed
Washington, Massachusetts, Utah, Maine, Connecticut
Languages
English

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