Seán Harrington, LCSW
Licensed in California · 26 years in practice
Seán Harrington is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 26 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, depression, trauma, and parenting concerns.
License and registration
- LCSW, California
- 88213 · expires March 2027
- NPI
- 1396519070 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 26
- Languages
- English
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About Seán
Seán Harrington is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 26 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, depression, trauma, and parenting concerns. He aims to make the first steps easier for anyone feeling overwhelmed or unsure about starting therapy. He focuses on everyday problems like work stress, relationship strain, low self-esteem, and coping with life changes.
He also supports people facing addiction, compassion fatigue, ADHD challenges, and issues related to adoption or foster care.
Background and approach
Seán pays attention to family of origin issues and workplace concerns that affect daily functioning. Seán keeps sessions straightforward and practical. He creates an open space where thoughts and feelings can be shared without judgment.
Conversations center on clear goals and realistic steps clients can try between sessions. He blends approaches that match the problem at hand, using techniques from cognitive behavioral methods, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused work. That means looking at patterns that keep problems going, finding motivation for change, and identifying small, workable solutions.
Seán draws on many years of practice across settings to respond calmly to moments of crisis and to slow, steady progress alike. He communicates in plain language and helps people build skills they can use day to day. Sessions are offered in English from California and are aimed at adults seeking practical help with emotional and life challenges.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Seán lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Addictions
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Men's issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Seán names
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Online support
How his approaches translate to online therapy
Seán uses cognitive behavioral ideas to help people notice patterns in thinking and behavior that keep problems going, then practices different ways of responding. This approach is useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and managing everyday habits.He also uses motivational interviewing to help people find their own reasons for change. That technique helps when someone feels stuck or uncertain about next steps, and it supports gradual shifts rather than sudden fixes.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels doable, then try methods that fit the person and the issue. That collaborative step makes it easier to adjust if something is not working.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different needs. Video calls let people read facial cues and body language, phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a busy day, live chat can be a quick check-in, and text messaging supports short, ongoing contact between sessions. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into work, school, or caregiving schedules.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Seán commonly address?
He supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, parenting struggles, grief, addictions, and intimacy-related issues, among other life challenges.
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
His style is direct and practical. Sessions focus on clear goals, open conversation, and steps clients can try between meetings.
What experience does he bring to sessions?
He has 26 years of professional experience working in clinical settings and with a range of emotional and family concerns.
Where is Seán licensed and based?
He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, practicing in California.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does payment 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 him?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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