Andrea Bercos

Andrea Bercos is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Illinois with 21 years of clinical experience. He helps people managing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, and the effects of trauma and abuse. He also supports concerns around sexuality, gender dysphoria, relationship strain, grief, and career stress. Andrea aims to make the first step easier by offering a calm, nonjudgmental presence.

Andrea’s work draws on trauma-focused therapy alongside client-centered and cognitive behavioral methods. He listens first, then helps identify patterns that keep problems active. Sessions often involve practical tools to reduce anxiety, cope with cravings, or manage mood swings. He uses motivational interviewing when people want to change substance use or other behaviors.

His background includes community mental health, substance abuse treatment centers, domestic violence and sexual assault programs, public schools, and private practice. That range shaped his approach to complex issues like childhood trauma, codependency, and family-of-origin wounds. Andrea brings experience working with people navigating gender transition and other LGBTQIA concerns.

In the room he keeps things straightforward and warm. He encourages honest talk about feelings, choices, and setbacks. Therapy focuses on small, useful steps clients can try between sessions to test new ways of coping.

Andrea welcomes a collaborative pace and works with each person’s goals. If you want practical guidance on recovery, relationships, or processing past hurt, he helps you plan what to try next and how to keep moving forward.

How Andrea’s Approaches Work Online

Andrea uses trauma-focused therapy to help people process past injuries and reduce their ongoing impact. This approach focuses on understanding how difficult events affect current feelings and behaviors, and on developing practical ways to feel safer day to day.

He also uses client-centered therapy, which emphasizes listening and following the client’s pace. Sessions aim to create a warm, accepting space where people can talk honestly and decide what matters most to them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is used to spot unhelpful thinking patterns and try small behavioral experiments to change mood and stress levels.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Andrea collaborates with each person to choose which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. He reviews progress together and adjusts direction based on what helps most.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the current session options before booking. Online work can make scheduling easier and help fit therapy into busy days. It can also allow shorter check-ins, avoid travel time, or let you meet without needing to be on camera. Talk with Andrea about what will work best for your routine and comfort.