April Stevens

April Stevens is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW, LICSW) with 21 years in practice. She helps people facing anxiety, depression, addiction, ADHD, grief, and stress. Parents worried about behavior, sleep, or eating problems will find straightforward support and practical tools. She also works with concerns around intimacy, relationships, and life changes.

April uses clear, hands-on methods to teach coping skills people can use right away. She often focuses on changing unhelpful thoughts and practicing new behaviors. Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented, with an emphasis on skills like thought reframing, behavioral change, and journaling.

Her training includes a bachelor’s and master’s degree in social work with a mental health focus. Early internships included child protective services and work at a veterans affairs medical center where she gained experience with PTSD and substance use treatment. She holds licensure in Alabama and Utah as an independent clinical social worker.

Across two decades of practice she has worked with children as young as 3, adolescents, young adults, and older adults dealing with end-of-life stressors. Clinical experience spans parenting and co-parenting concerns, adoption and foster care issues, attachment and autism-related needs, and caregiver stress. She also supports people navigating career concerns and major life transitions.

Her style is warm and practical. She teaches concrete tools such as disputing negative self-talk, reality checking, motivational interviewing techniques, and relationship skills drawn from the Gottman approach. People who want active, skills-based therapy and a therapist who listens will find a clear path forward.

Practical therapeutic approaches for online work

April commonly blends Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) in a straightforward way. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and building trust so a person feels heard. CBT looks at thoughts and behaviors to teach practical skills like thought reframing and behavioral experiments to reduce anxiety or depression.

She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills when emotion regulation or intense reactions are a concern. DBT teaches breathing, grounding, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness tools that people can practice between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. That decision is reviewed over time and adjusted as progress and challenges appear.

The biography does not specify which online session formats are offered, so please confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also make it simpler to keep regular appointments during work breaks or while managing caregiving duties.