Hope Schaffrick, LICSW, LCSW
Compassionate, practical help for life’s hard moments
Details
| Name | Hope Schaffrick |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LICSW, LCSW |
| Based in | Connecticut |
| Licensed in | Washington, Massachusetts, Utah, Maine, Connecticut |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 22 |
About Hope
Hope Schaffrick is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, and life transitions. She greets clients with a warm, interactive style and focuses on practical conversations that lead to change. Hope uses plain language in sessions so parents and busy adults can follow along easily.
She draws on a mix of Narrative therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, attachment-focused ideas, client-centered techniques, and cognitive behavioral tools.
Background and approach
Sessions typically involve looking at the stories people tell about themselves, noticing how thoughts and behaviors get in the way, and experimenting with alternative ways of responding. Hope tailors the approach to each person’s needs and goals. Hope has worked in clinical practice for more than two decades and holds both LICSW and LCSW credentials.
Her experience includes helping people recover from trauma and emotional abuse, manage ADHD and bipolar symptoms, and cope with grief, addiction, caregiver stress, and chronic health challenges. She also supports clients with body image, intimacy, and sexual identity concerns. Conversations can include practical skill-building, values-based action planning, and exploration of attachment patterns that shape relationships.
Hope aims to make therapy straightforward and useful, not full of jargon. She works with individuals to build clearer choices and steadier daily routines. Hope practices from Connecticut and offers sessions in English.
She accepts international clients and adapts session formats to each person’s schedule and needs.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse among the things Hope works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Hope among the ways she works.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Hope among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Hope among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Hope among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Hope among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Hope among the ways she works.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Hope among the ways she works.
- Gottman Method: Listed by Hope among the ways she works.
- Jungian Therapy: Listed by Hope among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Hope among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Hope among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Hope among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Hope among the ways she works.
- Somatic Therapy: Listed by Hope among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Hope among the ways she works.
- Internal Family Systems: Listed by Hope among the ways she works.
- Systemic Therapy: Listed by Hope among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Hope directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Hope directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How Hope’s Approaches Work Online
Hope uses Narrative therapy to help people notice and rewrite the stories that shape their choices and relationships. That work can help with identity, relationship patterns, and feelings that feel stuck. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values even when emotions are difficult. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Hope will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and comfort level. Together they will try techniques, check what helps, and adjust the plan as needed so therapy stays practical and relevant.
Online sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video works well for deeper conversations and face-to-face connection. Phone sessions can fit into a short break or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text-based messaging can support quick check-ins, processing between sessions, or a lower-pressure way to start therapy. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around busy lives and across locations.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does Hope commonly address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and emotional abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, parenting strain, addictions, ADHD, bipolar challenges, and career or life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm and interactive. She uses straightforward talk, practical exercises, and story-focused work to help people try new ways of coping.
What is her professional background?
She brings 22 years of clinical practice experience and has worked with a wide range of mental health and life concerns, including trauma, caregiver stress, and chronic illness.
What credentials and region are listed?
She holds MA LICSW and CT LCSW credentials and practices in Connecticut.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats does she offer?
Sessions are available as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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