Hope Schaffrick, LICSW, LCSW
Licensed in Washington · 22 years in practice
Hope Schaffrick is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and major life changes.
License and registration
- LICSW, Washington
- LW60915818 · expires January 2027
- LICSW, Massachusetts
- LICSW121964 · expires January 2028
- LCSW, Utah
- 12919117-3501 · expires September 2026
- LCSW, Maine
- LC21472 · expires July 2026
- LCSW, Connecticut
- 16737 · expires January 2027
- NPI
- 1477676377 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 22
- Languages
- English
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About Hope
Hope Schaffrick is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and major life changes. She offers straightforward support for everyday struggles like work pressure, grief, relationship concerns, and parenting stress. Her style is warm and interactive, with an emphasis on respect and practical problem-solving.
With 22 years of experience, she draws on several proven approaches to shape treatment that fits each person. Sessions often include practical skills for coping, tools to change unhelpful thinking, and time to process past hurts.
Background and approach
She pays attention to attachment and relationship patterns that affect current behavior. Hope uses a mix of client-centered listening and structured techniques to help people make steady progress. She aims to tailor conversations and homework to what each person finds most useful.
People can expect clear explanations and concrete steps to try between sessions. Her background includes long clinical practice and work with people who have experienced trauma and emotional abuse, as well as those facing chronic health, caregiving strain, or identity-related concerns. She brings experience addressing addictions, ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, and compassion fatigue.
Hope is licensed as an LICSW and LCSW and sees people in Connecticut. Sessions are offered in English and may be scheduled in formats that suit a person’s routine. She encourages a collaborative pace so people move forward at a rate that feels manageable.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Hope lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Hope names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Therapeutic approaches for online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without being driven by them, then clarify values and take small committed steps. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and motivation struggles. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical exercises, which can reduce anxiety and improve mood and behavior. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current connections and communication, and it can be useful for intimacy, relationship struggles, and attachment-related distress.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and may blend methods to match what a person needs. Clients and the therapist check progress and adjust methods so the work stays relevant and practical.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video works well for deeper conversations and skill practice, phone can be a simpler check-in or useful when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging suits brief touchpoints or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, or health needs while keeping the focus on clear goals and usable tools.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does Hope help with?
She helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, addiction concerns, ADHD, and other life transitions.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is warm and interactive, combining client-centered listening with structured techniques to build skills and reduce distress.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 22 years of clinical experience working in practice with a wide range of concerns and life situations.
Where is she based and what are her credentials?
She works in Connecticut and holds the credentials MA LICSW and CT LCSW.
In what languages can sessions be held and are international clients served?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
Which session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a time based on the therapist's availability.
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