Andrea Kubicek

My graduate training focused on trauma-informed therapy, and I have spent several years working in community mental health and shelter settings with individuals navigating abuse, poverty, instability, grief, and recovery. These experiences taught me that trauma is rarely just about what happened. It is also about the ways people learn to survive, adapt, and make sense of the world afterward.

I spent much of my graduate training studying Cognitive Behavioral Therapy because of its strong evidence base and broad usefulness. At its heart, CBT is an invitation to become more aware of the conversations we have with ourselves every day. Sometimes those conversations are supportive. Sometimes they are surprisingly harsh. Learning to notice them can create opportunities for greater flexibility, self-understanding, and change.

Human beings are wonderfully inconvenient for rigid categories. Years in community mental health and shelter settings reinforced that lesson daily. Because of that, I draw from a variety of therapeutic approaches and focus on finding what is most helpful for the individual sitting across from me.

In my work across a variety of clinical settings, I have often noticed how many people struggle with self-esteem even while functioning well in their daily lives. Many come to therapy believing they are “not struggling enough” to need support, when in reality they have learned to be very hard on themselves over time. I am especially drawn to helping people soften that internal voice and develop a more compassionate relationship with themselves. I believe this need is universal to us all.

My trauma-informed training, along with clinical experience across a variety of settings, has shaped how I understand PTSD. Trauma is not only about what happened, but also about how the nervous system learns to respond long after an experience is over. In therapy, I focus on helping people approach those responses with curiosity and care, so that survival patterns can begin to loosen their hold and make room for new ways of feeling safe and present.

Much of my clinical work has involved supporting individuals impacted by domestic violence and intimate partner violence, including experiences in childhood, past relationships, or present situations. These experiences can shape a person’s sense of safety, trust, identity, and self-worth over time, often in ways that extend beyond the original events. Therapy can offer space to make sense of what has been lived through, reconnect with your voice, and rebuild self-trust.

Much of my clinical work has involved supporting individuals impacted by domestic violence and intimate partner violence, including experiences in childhood, past relationships, or present situations. These experiences can shape a person’s sense of safety, trust, identity, and self-worth over time, often in ways that extend beyond the original events. Therapy can offer space to make sense of what has been lived through, reconnect with your voice, and rebuild self-trust.

In my work across a variety of clinical settings, I have often noticed how many people struggle with self-esteem even while functioning well in their daily lives. Many come to therapy believing they are “not struggling enough” to need support, when in reality they have learned to be very hard on themselves over time. I am especially drawn to helping people soften that internal voice and develop a more compassionate relationship with themselves. I feel this need is universal.

My trauma-informed training, along with clinical experience across a variety of settings, has shaped how I understand PTSD. Trauma is not only about what happened, but also about how the nervous system learns to respond long after an experience is over. In therapy, I focus on helping people approach those responses with curiosity and care, so that survival patterns can begin to loosen their hold and make room for new ways of feeling safe and present.

I spent much of my graduate training studying Cognitive Behavioral Therapy because of its strong evidence base and broad usefulness. At its heart, CBT is an invitation to become more aware of the conversations we have with ourselves every day. Sometimes those conversations are supportive. Sometimes they are surprisingly harsh. Learning to notice them can create opportunities for greater flexibility, self-understanding, and change.