Starla Hedrick, LCSW
Licensed in California · 17 years in practice
Starla Hedrick is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 17 years of experience helping people through major life stressors.
License and registration
- LCSW, California
- 79813 · expires April 2027
- NPI
- 1316426273 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 17
- Languages
- English
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About Starla
Starla Hedrick is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 17 years of experience helping people through major life stressors. She focuses on everyday struggles like anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, relationship strain, and coping with life changes. Her style is straightforward and practical, aimed at helping people find clearer steps forward.
She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to teach coping skills and improve communication. That can look like practicing new ways to handle panic attacks, building routines for chronic pain, or rehearsing hard conversations.
Background and approach
Sessions often focus on concrete tools you can try between meetings. Starla has a longer history supporting older adults, people managing chronic illness, and those facing end-of-life or hospice concerns. She also helps people dealing with caregiver stress, blended family challenges, and family-of-origin issues.
These areas often combine practical problem solving with emotional support. She is experienced addressing substance use, impulsivity, and control issues alongside anxiety disorders such as social anxiety and panic attacks. For workplace stress and relationship problems, she emphasizes clear communication and realistic goal setting.
The work is collaborative and paced to what feels manageable. Based in California, Starla offers sessions in English. Her approach centers on respect, directness, and helping people take small steps that add up to real change.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Starla lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Online support
Using proven approaches in online care
Starla works with evidence-based therapeutic techniques focused on practical skill building. One approach emphasizes teaching coping strategies for anxiety and panic - learning breathing and grounding tools, breaking down panic into manageable steps, and creating short plans to reduce avoidance. Another common focus is communication skills training, which helps people express needs, set boundaries, and handle conflict more clearly in relationships and at work.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss your goals, try techniques that fit your situation, and adjust the plan as you notice what helps. Sessions are meant to be a partnership where methods are chosen based on your needs and preferences, not applied the same way for everyone.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls let you work face to face from different places. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging support shorter check-ins and ongoing problem solving between scheduled meetings. These options help fit therapy into busy lives and varied routines.
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Questions people ask
What issues does she address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, relationship strain, and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include caregiving stress, chronic illness, end-of-life concerns, and substance use.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
The approach is practical and evidence based, with an emphasis on building coping skills and improving communication. Sessions tend to focus on useful tools and real-world steps to try between meetings.
What is her clinical background?
She has 17 years of experience working with a wide range of concerns, including panic disorder, social anxiety, chronic pain, and family-related issues.
Where is she located and licensed?
She practices in California and holds the credential LCSW, which stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker.
What languages are offered and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
Which session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and communication preferences.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing depends on the chosen plan.
What steps are needed to begin therapy?
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