Adriene Faust, LCSW

Adriene Faust is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in California with 20 years of experience. She helps people who are dealing with addiction, trauma, grief, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, and other life stresses. Her approach is respectful and compassionate, aimed at supporting people as they make hard changes.

Adriene adapts conversations and treatment plans to each person’s needs. She uses practical techniques to manage emotions, reduce stress, and improve coping. Sessions focus on real-life steps clients can try between meetings, not just talk about problems.

Her background includes long experience working with complicated losses, family conflict, and substance concerns. Adriene also supports people facing chronic illness, caregiver strain, adoption and foster care issues, and the emotional effects of major life transitions. She blends tools from several therapy styles to fit what a person needs in the moment.

In the room she aims to create a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can speak honestly. She helps clients notice patterns that get in the way and practices new ways of responding. The goal is to build skills that make everyday life easier and more manageable.

Adriene encourages people to take the first step toward change, and she partners with them through the process. Her work is practical, steady, and rooted in two decades of clinical experience.

How Adriene’s Approaches Work Online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without being driven by them. It focuses on values and small actions that lead to a more meaningful life, which can help with grief, anxiety, and chronic stress. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical skills to change them. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and patterns that keep returning. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people build safer ways of relating to others and themselves.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Adriene will talk with each person about goals and preferences, and together they decide which methods to use. She aims to match techniques to the client’s needs and adjusts the plan as progress is made.

The biography does not list specific online formats, so confirm the available session options before booking. Many people find online therapy easier to fit into a busy day, which helps keep momentum between meetings. Remote sessions can make it simpler to join from work during a break, reduce travel time, or allow shorter check-ins when that fits better. Licensed professionals can use these remote options to deliver ACT, CBT, and attachment-focused work in straightforward, step-by-step sessions.