- Compassionate listening
- Skills for daily life
- Values-based work
About Simone
Simone Blidgen is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) in Florida who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem. She focuses on everyday struggles and big transitions in life. Simone writes plainly and listens closely to understand what matters most to each person.
She uses a mix of evidence-based methods to help clients build better self-understanding and stronger communication. Sessions aim to reduce overwhelming feelings, unpack past hurts, and develop practical coping skills. Simone emphasizes realistic steps people can use between meetings.
Simone pays attention to how attachment, abandonment, and codependency can affect relationships and sense of self. She also supports people working through grief, career shifts, parenting strain, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. Her approach combines emotional validation with clear strategies for change.
Over ten years as an LCSW, Simone has worked with adults from a variety of backgrounds. She aims to make sessions feel straightforward and useful rather than theoretical. Simone encourages small experiments and steady progress toward goals.
People who choose Simone typically want a compassionate ally who offers practical tools and a calm presence. She helps clients clarify values, practice new ways of communicating, and find more balance in day-to-day life.
How Simone Uses Evidence-Based Approaches Online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on clarifying what matters to you and taking small steps toward those values. It helps when people feel stuck by teaching practical ways to make choices that match their priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thinking and behavior and offers exercises to shift unhelpful habits. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, and many stress-related problems. Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to how early relationships shape expectations and connection. This approach helps people who notice repeating patterns in relationships or struggle with closeness and trust.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Simone treats the choice of methods as collaborative and will help figure out what fits best with your goals, needs, and preferences. Sessions may blend elements from different approaches so therapy stays practical and focused on real-world change.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - it can reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins during a workday, and make it simpler to meet consistently. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises and homework to an online setting so progress continues between meetings.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
10+ years
Credentials
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Simone commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar concerns, grief, self-esteem, relationship and attachment issues, trauma and abuse, parenting strain, ADHD, and related topics like codependency and communication problems.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm and practical. Sessions combine listening and emotional support with concrete tools you can use between meetings.
What is Simone's professional background?
She has ten years of experience as a licensed clinical social worker and has worked with adults from diverse backgrounds on a range of life challenges.
Where is Simone licensed and based?
Simone holds an LCSW credential and practices in Florida.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
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 that can be canceled at any time.
What is the first step to begin working together?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a session based on therapist availability.
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