Drew Bost
Compassionate social worker for anxiety and trauma
LICSW, LCSW Alabama
- Experience
- 6 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Grief
- Approaches
- Gottman Method, Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Drew
Drew Bost is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, low self-esteem, and depression. She brings six years of professional experience and works with each person in a respectful, sensitive way.
Background and approach
Drew aims to make starting therapy feel manageable for someone who may be nervous or overwhelmed. Her sessions focus on clear, practical steps.
She listens to a person's specific concerns and tailors conversations and plans to fit their life. That can mean short-term tools for panic and anxiety or longer work on grief, shame, and self-worth.
Drew uses a few different approaches depending on the need. She draws on client-centered methods that prioritize the person's own goals.
She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. For people affected by trauma, she uses EMDR, a structured method designed to reduce distress tied to difficult memories.
In counseling she pays attention to common relationship and communication problems, issues around abandonment and forgiveness, and the particular stressors young adults face. Conversations are practical and focused on real-life change rather than jargon.
Drew holds an LICSW (Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker) and an LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) and is licensed in Alabama. She conducts sessions in English and matches methods to what each person needs and prefers.
Approaches in online care and what they do
Gottman Method work focuses on improving communication and problem-solving in relationships by teaching practical skills for handling conflict and increasing positive interactions. It is often used when communication problems or repeated patterns cause stress and distance.Client-centered therapy centers the person's experience and choices. The therapist listens actively and helps the client clarify goals and make decisions that reflect their values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts influence feelings and actions, and uses simple experiments and exercises to change unhelpful patterns.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the client about symptoms, goals, and preferences and then suggest one or more methods to try. That collaborative process helps shape a plan that can change as needs evolve.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video sessions let people maintain visual contact and use interactive exercises. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth or brief check-ins are needed. Live chat and text-based messaging allow ongoing support between sessions and can fit into busy schedules. These options help make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into everyday life.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
6+ years
Licensed in
Alabama, Louisiana
Languages
English