Andrea Aurino, LMSW

Andrea Aurino is an LMSW who helps people through major life changes and emotional challenges. She focuses on issues such as depression, anxiety, relationship struggles, trauma recovery, and midlife transitions. Her approach is warm and practical, aimed at helping people find clearer steps forward.

Andrea draws on 25 years of practice in Michigan. She keeps sessions grounded in everyday language and concrete goals. Clients work on coping skills, clearer communication, and ways to reduce overwhelming stress.

She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Narrative Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy to tailor work to each person. That means looking at patterns of thinking, examining personal stories that shape feelings, and setting short-term goals that make a real difference.

Andrea pays special attention to family-related struggles like blended family issues, adoption and foster care concerns, caregiving stress, and family of origin problems. She also addresses abandonment, codependency, and problems that follow domestic violence or other trauma.

In sessions people often focus on practical change - managing anxiety, repairing communication, planning for life transitions, or rebuilding after loss. Andrea helps people develop coping tools, test new behaviors, and notice what works. She encourages steady progress rather than quick fixes.

How her approaches translate to online work

Andrea commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Narrative Therapy in sessions. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new ways of thinking and behaving to reduce anxiety or depression. Narrative Therapy helps people unpack and reframe the stories they tell about themselves, which can change how they feel and act.

Finding the right fit is part of the process. The therapist collaborates with each person to choose an approach that matches their goals and preferences. Together they review what feels useful and adjust the plan over time so work stays relevant and practical.

Confirm current session options before booking since formats are not listed in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by removing commuting time and allowing flexibility in scheduling. It can also support shorter check-ins or sessions that are easier to attend when work or caregiving responsibilities limit time. Talk with the therapist during the intake to align scheduling, session length, and methods with everyday needs.