- Person-centered approach
- Evidence-based methods
- Multicultural focus
About Fay
Fay Callam is a licensed clinical social worker who uses a person-centered approach to help people move forward. She brings 35 years of practice to conversations about stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, and relationship concerns. Fay emphasizes respect for each person's goals and choices in therapy.
She frames sessions around what matters most to the client and supports people as they set and reach practical goals. Fay combines client-centered work with evidence-based strategies such as cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and EMDR when relevant. This mix helps address symptoms and the situations that maintain them.
Her background includes training at Columbia University and New York University and long experience applying social work ethics in clinical care. That foundation guides how she monitors safety while supporting people to make changes. Fay also pays attention to cultural context and multicultural concerns when they shape a person’s experience.
She has worked extensively with trauma, including adverse childhood experiences that can lead to depression, anxiety, and difficulties with boundaries and relationships. In sessions she talks through past hurts, coping strategies, and practical steps to reduce distress. Fay also helps people facing life transitions, career strain, parenting challenges, seasonal mood shifts, bipolar concerns, and self-harm thoughts.
Her approach is collaborative and geared toward steady progress. People who want clear, respectful support to manage painful emotions and regain functioning may find her style straightforward and focused.
She frames sessions around what matters most to the client and supports people as they set and reach practical goals. Fay combines client-centered work with evidence-based strategies such as cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and EMDR when relevant. This mix helps address symptoms and the situations that maintain them.
Her background includes training at Columbia University and New York University and long experience applying social work ethics in clinical care. That foundation guides how she monitors safety while supporting people to make changes. Fay also pays attention to cultural context and multicultural concerns when they shape a person’s experience.
She has worked extensively with trauma, including adverse childhood experiences that can lead to depression, anxiety, and difficulties with boundaries and relationships. In sessions she talks through past hurts, coping strategies, and practical steps to reduce distress. Fay also helps people facing life transitions, career strain, parenting challenges, seasonal mood shifts, bipolar concerns, and self-harm thoughts.
Her approach is collaborative and geared toward steady progress. People who want clear, respectful support to manage painful emotions and regain functioning may find her style straightforward and focused.
This summary is based on the profile information listed on BetterHelp.