- CBT techniques
- Motivational interviewing
- Solution-focused steps
About Seán
Seán Harrington is a California LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 26 years of professional experience. He works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, family conflict, parenting challenges, and issues around guilt and shame. He also supports people dealing with grief, addiction, career stress, compassion fatigue, and attention-related concerns such as ADHD.
Seán favors straightforward conversation and practical steps. Sessions focus on naming what feels heavy, noticing patterns that keep those feelings alive, and trying small, manageable changes. He uses tools from cognitive behavioral approaches to help people challenge unhelpful thoughts, along with motivational interviewing to find reasons to change and solution-focused techniques to build clear next steps.
In practice he invites clients to talk through difficult memories and current stresses without judgment. He pays attention to family of origin issues, adoption and foster care histories, and how those histories shape guilt, shame, and belonging. He is also familiar with challenges faced by first responders and caregivers.
Sessions often include concrete skill work for managing anxiety and mood, experiments to test old beliefs, and brief planning for everyday problems like workplace stress or parenting choices. He describes therapy as collaborative - the client’s goals guide the work and progress is measured by practical change.
Seán conducts sessions in English and works from California as an LCSW. To begin, clients answer a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
Approaches used in online sessions and how they help
Seán draws on cognitive behavioral work, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused techniques in his online work. Cognitive behavioral methods break down upsetting thoughts into specific, testable statements and teach practical coping skills for anxiety and low mood. Motivational interviewing helps people find their own reasons to change and resolve mixed feelings about taking action. Solution-focused techniques concentrate on small, attainable steps and on what is already working in daily life.Finding the right combination of methods is part of the work. He will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels doable, then shape sessions around that. This is a collaborative process where approaches are adjusted if something does not fit or produce useful progress.
The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around work, parenting, or caregiving responsibilities. They can also allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and let people use audio-only sessions if bandwidth or camera use is a concern. Licensed professionals commonly adapt homework, skill practice, and brief behavioral experiments to work in a remote setting so the tools apply in everyday life.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
26+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of guilt or shame does he address?
He works with guilt and shame related to family, parenting, past trauma, infidelity, adoption and foster care histories, and decisions at work or in relationships.
How does he approach feelings of guilt and shame?
He uses cognitive behavioral methods to notice and test unhelpful thoughts, motivational interviewing to clarify reasons for change, and solution-focused steps to try small experiments.
How much clinical experience does he bring?
He has 26 years of professional experience working with adults on stress, trauma, family problems, parenting, and related concerns.
What credential and location are listed?
He is a California LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in California.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. He is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
The biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees structured?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What do I need to do to begin?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.