Althea Fraser, LCSW

Therapist in Florida

Althea Fraser is a licensed clinical social worker who centers therapy on attachment and practical strategies.

Licensed inFlorida
LicenseSW21965
NPI 1568014017
Experience4+ years
LanguagesEnglish

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About Althea

Althea Fraser is a licensed clinical social worker who centers therapy on attachment and practical strategies. She approaches sessions believing people bring strengths they can use to handle hard moments. Her style is straightforward and focused on what helps in daily life.

She draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early and current relationships shape feeling safe and connected. That perspective often helps with relationship worries, intimacy issues, and patterns that repeat across relationships.

Background and approach

She also uses Client-Centered ideas to build a respectful, listening space where a person’s goals guide the work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is part of her toolkit for changing unhelpful thinking and behavior. That approach is useful for anxiety, stress, and problems that affect day-to-day functioning.

Mindfulness techniques are offered to help calm the body and attention during stressful moments. Althea has four years of professional experience and holds the Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential, LCSW. She practices in Florida and works with concerns such as grief, low self-esteem, career stress, and coping with life changes.

Additional focuses include caregiver stress, attachment issues, and end-of-life counseling. Sessions may address communication problems, divorce and separation, domestic violence aftermath, eating-related struggles, hoarding, and forgiveness work. The aim is practical change - clearer choices, fewer overwhelm moments, and stronger connections with others.

Credentials

LCSW (Florida): License SW21965 · expires March 2027
NPI: 1568014017 · national provider identifier

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Focus areas and approaches

Everything Althea lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Grief
Self esteem
Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Intimacy-related issues
Career difficulties
Coping with life changes
Aging and geriatric issues
Attachment issues
Blended family issues
Caregiver issues and stress
Co-morbidity
Communication problems
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Divorce and separation
Domestic violence
Eating and food-related issues
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Hoarding
Hospice and end-of-life counseling
Infidelity
Jealousy
Life purpose
Midlife crisis
Multicultural concerns
Prejudice and discrimination
Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
Self-love
Women's issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Althea names

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Online support

Attachment and practical therapies in online care

Althea uses Attachment-Based Therapy to help people notice how past and present relationships shape their feelings and expectations. That approach can be helpful for relationship worries, intimacy concerns, and patterns that keep repeating in close connections.

She also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which focuses on active listening and following the person’s goals, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. Client-Centered work creates a respectful space, while CBT offers clear steps to reduce anxiety and stress.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist and client decide together which methods fit best, based on goals, preferences, and how someone responds in early sessions. This collaborative process helps shape a plan that aims for practical changes and better day-to-day coping.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls make face-to-face conversation possible, phone sessions can be less bandwidth-heavy, chat or text work well for brief check-ins or people who prefer typing, and the mix lets people fit therapy into busy schedules.

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Frequently asked

What concerns does she help with?

She supports people dealing with grief, anxiety, stress, self-esteem, relationship and intimacy-related issues, career strain, and coping with life changes.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her work blends attachment-informed thinking with client-centered listening and practical techniques from cognitive behavioral and mindfulness approaches.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has four years of professional experience as a licensed clinician working with the listed concerns.

What credentials and location apply to her practice?

She holds the LCSW credential and practices in Florida.

Which languages are offered for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the United States work with her?

International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

She sees clients via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.

How are fees and scheduling handled?

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