- Codependency support
- Practical coping tools
- Trauma-informed care
About April
April Stevens is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people facing addiction, trauma, parenting challenges, anxiety, depression, and codependency. She brings a calm, straightforward style and focuses on practical tools people can use right away. April values each person's story and aims to help clients change habits that get in the way of daily life.
She holds a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in social work and has been licensed for more than 21 years, holding LCSW and LICSW credentials. Her work history includes internships in child protective services and at a Veterans Affairs medical center where she trained in mental health, PTSD, and substance abuse care. April has practiced across a wide age range, from young children to geriatric clients facing end-of-life stressors.
In sessions she focuses on concrete skills people can practice between meetings. She often uses techniques from Rational Emotive Behavioral approaches along with cognitive behavioral strategies to challenge unhelpful thoughts. Clients leave sessions with tools such as reframing, thought stopping, affirmations, and behavioral steps to try at home.
April also draws on emotion-focused and relationship-oriented work, Motivational Interviewing, journal exercises, and Gottman relationship skills when those methods fit a person’s goals. She consults with outside agencies when needed and educates clients about diagnoses and coping options.
Her manner is warm and matter-of-fact, aiming to build rapport quickly so people feel heard and ready to make changes. To begin, she encourages prospective clients to consider what they want to change and to reach out when they are ready.
How April’s Approaches Translate to Online Work
April often uses Client-Centered methods that focus on listening carefully and responding to what each person says. This approach helps people feel understood and shapes goals that matter to them. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify and change unhelpful thought patterns, which can reduce anxiety, depression, and stress by teaching concrete skills.Finding the right approach is collaborative. April will work with each person to decide which methods fit their needs and preferences. Together they set goals and try tools in session and between meetings to see what helps most.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also support steady work on issues like codependency, coping skills, and grief by keeping momentum between in-person appointments.
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Experience
21+ years
Credentials
Alabama, Utah
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does April address?
She works with a wide range of issues including addictions, trauma and abuse, parenting stress, anxiety, depression, codependency, grief, and relationship and intimacy concerns.
What is her therapy style like?
Sessions emphasize practical skills and clear steps clients can try between meetings, delivered in a warm, straightforward manner.
How much experience does she have?
April has 21 years of experience in social work and many years working in clinical mental health settings including veterans services and child protective services.
What credentials and location apply?
She holds LCSW and LICSW credentials and practices in Utah with licensure history in Alabama as well.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients accepted?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.