Seán Harrington
Experienced LCSW focusing on practical change
LCSW California
- Experience
- 26 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Family, Trauma and abuse
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing
- Languages
- English
About Seán
Seán Harrington is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) in California with 26 years of practice helping people navigate stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, family conflicts, parenting challenges, and related life transitions.
Background and approach
He brings sustained experience addressing concerns such as grief, depression, addiction, self-esteem, intimacy-related issues, career and workplace struggles, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and problems that arise from adoption, fostering, or family-of-origin dynamics. Seán creates an open, nonjudgmental space where clients can explore their thoughts and feelings and work toward practical change.
His work draws on evidence-informed methods including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy to help clients clarify goals, identify unhelpful patterns, and build skills for coping and decision-making. He encourages clients to take manageable steps and to reflect on progress between sessions.
Approachable and steady, Seán aims to meet people where they are and collaborate on strategies that fit individual needs. He recognizes that beginning therapy takes courage and offers supportive guidance to help clients move forward at a pace that feels right for them.
Approaches That Guide Online Work
Seán integrates practical, evidence-informed methods into online work to help clients address specific problems and build new skills. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to identify and adjust unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns; it often helps with anxiety, depression, and stress by teaching concrete strategies for managing symptoms. Motivational Interviewing focuses on strengthening a client's own motivation to change through collaborative conversation and is useful for addressing ambivalence around behaviors such as substance use or other habit changes.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Seán discusses goals and preferences with each person and adapts techniques from these approaches to fit the client’s needs and pace, reviewing progress together and adjusting the plan as needed.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for varied schedules and comfort levels. These formats allow clients to access therapy from home or other convenient locations, making it easier to maintain consistency while working on goals between sessions.
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Experience
26+ years
Licensed
California
Languages
English