Andria Alderfer, LCSW

Licensed in Pennsylvania · 5 years in practice

Andria Alderfer is a licensed clinical social worker in Pennsylvania who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, relationship strain, and grief.

License and registration

LCSW, Pennsylvania: CW026348 · expires February 2027
NPI: 1093682601 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 5
Languages: English

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About Andria

Andria Alderfer is a licensed clinical social worker in Pennsylvania who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, relationship strain, and grief. She brings five years of professional experience and a calm, practical approach. Many clients come for help with self-esteem, motivation, and navigating life changes.

She also supports people working through guilt, shame, forgiveness, and building self-love. Andria centers sessions on the client's own story and strengths. She listens for what is getting in the way and helps people try small, workable changes.

Background and approach

Conversations are straightforward and aimed at tools that fit day-to-day life. Clients leave with steps they can use between sessions. Her work includes short-term coping skills and longer conversations about identity and values.

She helps people sort through grief and relationship concerns without rushing the process. When motivation or confidence is low, she focuses on practical ways to rebuild momentum. Andria values collaboration in planning goals and next steps.

She encourages people to notice what already works and to practice new strategies gradually. Progress is measured by real changes in how people handle stress and move through difficult moments. For people in Pennsylvania who want an approachable, strengths-focused clinician, Andria offers empathetic sessions that are rooted in everyday life.

She aims to make beginning therapy less intimidating and to keep work useful and focused.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Andria lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Online support

Evidence-based approaches and online access

Andria uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skills and personal strengths. One common approach she uses teaches coping skills for anxiety and stress, such as breathing strategies, grounding, and activity planning to reduce overwhelm and improve daily functioning. Another approach centers on grief and relationship work, helping people make sense of loss, process painful feelings, and practice communication skills that improve connections and limits.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. She will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they decide which techniques to try and adjust the plan as progress is made, keeping the process collaborative and flexible.

Online therapy offers practical benefits for many people. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when schedules make in-person visits hard. Phone sessions can fit a lunch break or be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging let people check in between sessions or use shorter, focused check-ins. These options make it simpler to get consistent support while balancing everyday life.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Andria help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, grief, self-esteem, and coping with life changes, along with forgiveness, guilt and shame, and building self-love.

What is her therapeutic style?

Sessions are collaborative and strengths-focused, emphasizing practical steps and tools that people can use between meetings.

How much clinical experience does she have?

Andria has five years of professional experience supporting people through common life challenges.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is a licensed clinical social worker, LCSW, practicing in Pennsylvania.

Which languages are offered for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the United States work with her?

She does not take international clients at this time.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How do I start working with her and what does it cost?

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