- Years in practice
- 8
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Pennsylvania, Arizona
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Eileen
Eileen Bauer is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing relationship strain, parenting stress, anxiety, depression, and trauma. She works with adults coping with addiction, grief, bipolar symptoms, and challenges to self-esteem. Her style is steady and present; she listens first, then offers clear steps to help people move forward.
Her approach blends practical tools with attention to emotional patterns. Eileen draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early bonds affect current relationships.
Background and approach
She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to manage intense emotions. Sessions are conversational and goal oriented. Clients can expect direct feedback, skill building, and space to talk about painful experiences.
She often focuses on communication, boundary setting, and coping skills that can be applied between sessions. Eileen has eight years of clinical experience and holds an LCSW license in Pennsylvania and Arizona. She works with people navigating life changes such as divorce, adoption and foster care issues, fatherhood concerns, and the strain that comes from caregiving or first responder roles.
Therapy can address attachment wounds, codependency, commitment fears, dissociation, and abandonment concerns. Eileen also supports people exploring sexual orientation and identity issues within LGBT concerns. Her tone is pragmatic and compassionate, aiming to help people regain balance and make steady progress.
What Eileen works with
Everything Eileen lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Eileen helps people with.
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Eileen lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Online support using attachment and skill-based approaches
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. It helps people understand why they react or pull away in relationships and supports kinder ways of relating. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and patterns that keep problems going.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals and needs. That might mean starting with skill-building from CBT, then addressing deeper attachment patterns, or combining methods over time.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls let people have face-to-face conversation when schedules or distance make in-person visits hard. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or camera-free check-ins are preferred. Live chat and text-based messaging work for shorter check-ins, homework support, or when a written conversation feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into work, parenting, and caregiving routines.
Questions people ask about Eileen
What concerns does she help with?
Eileen supports adults dealing with relationship problems, parenting stress, trauma, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, and related issues such as attachment wounds and body image.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her sessions are conversational and practical. She listens closely, offers clear feedback, and teaches coping and communication skills.
How much experience does she have?
She has eight years of clinical experience working with a range of concerns including trauma, mood issues, and parenting-related stress.
What credentials and region are listed?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with licenses in Pennsylvania and Arizona, and she practices from Arizona.
Which languages and international clients are supported?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered?
Sessions can be done by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
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 her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on therapist availability.
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