Andra Blackheart

Compassionate, practical support for rebuilding connection

LCSW Florida

Experience: 5 years in practice
Focus areas: Relationship, Trauma and abuse, Intimacy-related issues
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages: English

About Andra

Andra Blackheart is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in Florida with five years of experience. She works with people navigating relationship challenges, trauma and abuse, intimacy questions, and changes in self-esteem or life direction.

Background and approach

Her practice also addresses anxiety, stress, mood concerns, LGBT issues, career pressures, and ADHD, along with focused areas such as attachment and family of origin difficulties, communication problems, and feelings of emptiness or isolation. Her style blends practical problem-solving with empathetic support, drawing on cognitive behavioral approaches alongside client-centered and existential ideas.

Andra emphasizes helping clients discover clearer priorities, strengthen coping skills, and improve connection with others. She aims to tailor strategies so people can make measurable progress toward goals and better use their existing strengths and social supports.

Sessions are offered through multiple online formats to accommodate varying needs and schedules. Prospective clients in Florida who are interested in exploring relationship patterns, processing past trauma, or clarifying life purpose can begin by completing an intake match and scheduling according to availability.

Approaches for Online Growth and Connection

Andra integrates cognitive behavioral techniques and client-centered methods into online work. Cognitive behavioral work involves identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and practicing new behaviors to ease symptoms like anxiety, mood concerns, and stress-related problems, offering concrete tools clients can try between sessions. Client-centered therapy focuses on empathetic listening and building a collaborative relationship so clients feel heard and can explore values, identity, and relationship goals at their own pace.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Andra collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She blends practical skill-building with reflective conversation so goals are shaped together and adjusted as progress unfolds.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which can make scheduling easier and allow people to access care from where they are. These formats support ongoing skill practice, check-ins between sessions, and a range of interaction styles to suit comfort and communication preferences, helping therapy remain consistent with daily life.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Andra commonly address?

She works with relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, and self-esteem challenges, and also addresses anxiety, depression, stress, ADHD, and a range of family and attachment matters.

What is her therapeutic approach and style?

Her approach blends client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral techniques, existential reflection, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to combine practical skills with personal exploration.

How much experience does she have in practice?

Andra has five years of clinical experience working with clients on relationship issues, trauma, identity, and life transitions.

What credentials and location are on record?

She is an LCSW licensed in Florida with licence number FL LCSW SW21899 and provides services from Florida.

In which languages can sessions be conducted?

Sessions are offered in English only and international clients are not currently accepted.

Which session formats are available for meeting?

Clients can meet via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging according to the formats she provides.

How is cost handled for sessions?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability and sessions are delivered through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What are the first steps to begin working together?

To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Relationship issuesTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesSelf esteem Coping with life changes

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyLGBTFamily conflictsAnger managementCareer difficultiesDepressionCoachingADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureCommitment issuesCommunication problemsDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsGuilt and shame Isolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disorders Post-traumatic stressSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

5+ years

Licensed

Florida

Languages

English