Andrea (Andie) Coston, LSW

Theoretical Framework and Modalities: Professionally Andie seeks to help you understand how we react to change, adapt, and heal from traumatic experiences and living in them. Her goal is to help clients work towards acceptance with past traumas, become more able to fully live in the present and gain agency over their own life journey by working to improving their internal view of self, increase skills through a growth mindset to improve functioning, and help process traumas detracting them from being peacefully present and engaged in their lives. Beyond talk therapy modalities such as CBT and DBT, Andie utilizes the Expressive Arts, Somatic EMDR, Sand Tray, Narrative Therapy, Psychoeducation, ITR, and TF-CBT. Andie’s Typical Clientele: Andie works with people of all ages depending on fit. Andie’s clientele usually have a Venn Diagram of experiences or diagnosis ranging from Neurodivergence, Trauma, Religious Trauma, LGBTQIA+ and Transgender issues, Pathological Demand Avoidance, Attachment, Chronic Pain, or have experienced biological family separation through adoption, foster care, or family dysfunction. Education and Training: Andie’s educational background is diverse with a Bachelor’s of Intercultural Studies and Marketing having originally studied Fine art and Theater. She began her Master of Social Work right before the pandemic and graduated in 2022. Andie is a trauma trained clinician through the Mindsight Institute/PESI having taken and completed an Intensive Trauma Treatment Course, as well as training and certifications in EMDR, ITR, TF-CBT, and Sand Tray.