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Orion Block

Warm, evidence-informed social worker

LICSW, LCSW Rhode Island

Experience
8 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, LGBT, Intimacy-related issues
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Languages
English
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About Orion

Orion Block is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker who blends practical, evidence-based methods with a strengths-focused, client-centered stance.

Background and approach

With eight years of clinical practice and more than 15 years of community organizing and education on race, women’s, and LGBTQIA+ issues, Orion approaches therapy by honoring each person’s lived experience and supporting their ability to self-direct change. Their work emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassionate honesty while helping clients build independence and resilience.

Orion uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside acceptance and mindfulness-informed tools and motivational interviewing to tailor treatment to each person’s needs. Common concerns addressed include stress, anxiety, mood disorders such as depression and bipolar, relationship and intimacy challenges, trauma and grief, eating and body image issues, gender-related concerns, and a range of attachment and family-of-origin dynamics.

Orion also supports people navigating chronic illness, caregiving stress, hoarding, and other complex life challenges, drawing on a collaborative process that leans on client strengths and values to guide the work.

Evidence-Informed Approaches for Online Care



Orion commonly integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in online sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns to reduce symptoms like anxiety or depression and to improve day-to-day functioning. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy blends acceptance and mindfulness with clear values-driven action, helping people tolerate difficult internal experiences while moving toward meaningful goals.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Orion discusses preferences, goals, and life circumstances with each person and adapts techniques from different models so the work fits the client's needs and pace. Clients and therapist decide together which methods feel most useful as the relationship develops.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for varied schedules and communication styles. These options can make ongoing work easier to maintain and allow people to access licensed professionals from their own location while matching the style of interaction they prefer.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does Orion commonly address?
Orion works with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, eating and body image struggles, and a variety of attachment and family-of-origin matters.
What is Orion's therapeutic style and approach?
Their style is client-centered and collaborative, using methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to build on client strengths and values.
What experience does Orion bring to therapy?
Orion has eight years of clinical therapy experience plus over 15 years of community organizing and education work focusing on race, women’s, and LGBTQIA+ issues.
Where is Orion licensed to practice and where are sessions based?
Orion holds licenses in Rhode Island and Nevada: RI LICSW ISW03712 and NV LCSW 8977-C, and is listed with Rhode Island as a primary location.
Which languages does Orion offer therapy in?
Sessions are offered in English only at this time.
What session formats are available for working with Orion?
Orion offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different communication preferences.
How is cost handled for Orion's services?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin therapy with Orion?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyLGBTIntimacy-related issuesBipolar disorderCoping with life changes

Also works with

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefEating disordersSelf esteemDepressionCoaching

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCommitment issuesCommunication problemsDependent personalityEating and food-related issuesFamily of origin issuesGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHoardingIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMulticultural concernsPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSelf-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

8+ years

Licensed

Nevada, Rhode Island

Languages

English