Hi! Thank you for taking the time to read my profile. My name is April Faust. I am a clinical social worker licensed in the state of PA. I have been working in the mental health field for 13 years and enjoy working with a wide variety of people. I received my DBT certification in 2013 and and I feel that this has been helpful in guiding my therapy techniques.
I believe that everyone deserves to be treated with dignity and compassion and I truly enjoy my job of helping people be the best they can be. Taking the first step to start therapy can be very scary and challenging and I hope to be able to help you meet your goals.
I believe in a dialectical approach trying to find a balance of acceptance and change by focusing on radical acceptance skills, awareness, and behavior change. I look forward to working with you !
Additional areas of focus: Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse, Grief, Eating disorders, Sleeping disorders, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Coping with life changes, BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture, Blended family issues, Cancer, Caregiver issues and stress, Chronic pain, illness, and disability, Codependency, Communication problems, Control issues, Dissociation, Divorce and separation, Drug and alcohol addiction, Emptiness, Family of origin issues, Family problems, First responder issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Impulsivity, Life purpose, Midlife crisis, Veteran and Armed Forces Issues, Mood disorders, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Paranoia, Personality disorders, Phobias, Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships, Postpartum depression, Post-traumatic stress, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-harm, Self-love, Sexual assault and abuse, Sexuality, Social anxiety and phobia, Trichotillomania, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young adult issues
Clinical approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
PA LCSW CW018649
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April is very understanding and empathetic.
Written on Jul 02, 2024 after therapy with April for 9 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, and coping with life changes
She has been very supportive to me and understands my situation and struggles. She is an ear for dealing with an alcoholic and how to cope and doesn’t dismiss my feelings or concerns and emotions.
Written on Jan 02, 2024 after therapy with April for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, self esteem, anger management, and coping with life changes
I have have had a wonderful experience working with April thus far.
Written on Jun 20, 2023 after therapy with April for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, lgbt, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, self esteem, career difficulties, and adhd
April is wonderful, and very helpful. She listens to me and gives me helpful advice, and differing strategies to manage the situations or feelings I may have.
Written on Jun 17, 2023 after therapy with April for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, sleeping disorders, and adhd
April continues to be an incredible support for me and is a really wonderful therapist. I feel very lucky to have found her and think she is the best therapist I have ever had! She is very supportive and responsive and gives me a lot of great tools while also just being a great listener.
Written on Aug 11, 2022 after therapy with April for 8 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, lgbt, family conflicts, and coping with life changes
April is fantastic! She’s such a great listener and always has great advice or suggestions. I felt like we were really able to connect and I appreciated her outlook and perspectives. I’m so grateful I’m able to work with her and would recommend her in a heartbeat!
Written on Oct 19, 2021 after therapy with April for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, lgbt, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, and self esteem