Ethel Dickerson, LCSW

Ethel Dickerson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Connecticut who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, parenting challenges, and midlife changes. She brings more than 22 years of experience to sessions and meets people with a straightforward, respectful manner. Expect honest feedback and focused attention in each meeting.

Her background includes outpatient clinic work and coordinating a trauma first responders' team. She has also provided care to people experiencing homelessness and supported adults and school-aged children through grief and loss. Those experiences shaped how she approaches care and how she reads what is happening in a client's life.

Ethel emphasizes changing harmful thought patterns over time. She uses practical steps to help people notice unhelpful thinking and replace it with healthier habits. Sessions are meant to be collaborative, with clear goals and small, achievable changes.

Her style blends professional training with lived experience. She aims to be compassionate while offering direct, solution-oriented guidance. Respect and fairness are central to how she works with people.

Ethel welcomes people who are ready to start a change process. She encourages reaching out and sees the act of asking for help as an important step. The work focuses on improving day-to-day thinking and coping so clients can move toward the life they want.

How Ethel’s Approaches Work Online

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening without judgment and helping clients lead the pace of work. It is useful when someone needs a supportive space to talk through life changes and make decisions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and uses practical exercises to shift unhelpful thinking patterns that contribute to anxiety or depression.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. The therapist will work with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative decision can change over time as concerns evolve or progress is made.

Online therapy can help fit sessions into a busy life by removing commute time and making scheduling easier. It can also allow shorter check-ins when needed, or offer options that require less bandwidth than video. Because session formats can vary, confirm the current options before booking so you know what is available and what best fits your routine.