- 20 years experience
- Substance use focus
- Client-centered care
About Andrea
Andrea Plate is a licensed clinical social worker with 20 years of practice experience. She works with people facing anxiety, depression, addiction, and major life changes. Andrea focuses on real problems that interfere with daily life and helps clients find practical ways forward.
For nearly 15 years she ran a residential substance abuse treatment program at the West Los Angeles Department of Veterans Affairs. In that role she treated people experiencing homelessness and chronic mental illness, and she brings that day-to-day experience to work with individuals in the general population now.
Andrea also teaches social welfare and addiction at a university in West Los Angeles. Teaching keeps her thinking about new perspectives and keeps clinical work grounded in current practice. She says that every person brings a different story, so the work in sessions changes to match the person in front of her.
Her approach centers on listening and adjusting methods to fit each client. Conversations lead to small experiments and concrete steps people can try between sessions. She draws from client-centered and cognitive-behavioral tools alongside motivational interviewing and solution-focused strategies to address habits, mood, and motivation.
Andrea aims to treat people with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. She and a client build a plan together and adjust it as needs change. People who want a practical, steady approach to stress, relationship concerns, grief, or substance issues may find her style useful.
For nearly 15 years she ran a residential substance abuse treatment program at the West Los Angeles Department of Veterans Affairs. In that role she treated people experiencing homelessness and chronic mental illness, and she brings that day-to-day experience to work with individuals in the general population now.
Andrea also teaches social welfare and addiction at a university in West Los Angeles. Teaching keeps her thinking about new perspectives and keeps clinical work grounded in current practice. She says that every person brings a different story, so the work in sessions changes to match the person in front of her.
Her approach centers on listening and adjusting methods to fit each client. Conversations lead to small experiments and concrete steps people can try between sessions. She draws from client-centered and cognitive-behavioral tools alongside motivational interviewing and solution-focused strategies to address habits, mood, and motivation.
Andrea aims to treat people with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. She and a client build a plan together and adjust it as needs change. People who want a practical, steady approach to stress, relationship concerns, grief, or substance issues may find her style useful.
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