- Years in practice
- 10
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Grief
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Simone
Simone Blidgen is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Florida who helps people dealing with parenting strain, anxiety, depression, and stress. She focuses on clear, practical steps parents can take to feel more grounded and to manage daily pressures. She uses gentle, direct conversation to help people better understand their reactions and patterns.
Sessions often center on improving communication, building routines that reduce overwhelm, and identifying values that guide parenting choices.
Background and approach
The work aims to be straightforward and useful on busy days. Simone draws from several established approaches, including cognitive-behavioral techniques and acceptance-based strategies. Shetailors interventions to what a person needs most in the moment, balancing skill building with space to process harder feelings.
This mix supports both short-term coping and longer-term change. With ten years of clinical experience, she has supported people facing grief, trauma, bipolar disorder, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and relationship concerns. Her background includes helping clients handle life transitions, career stress, and issues tied to attachment and abandonment.
Simone offers sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit a variety of schedules. Conversations are practical, collaborative, and paced to a client's comfort. She works in English and practices in Florida as an LCSW.
What Simone works with
Everything Simone lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Simone helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Simone lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Systemic Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and taking small actions that align with those values while accepting difficult emotions. It can help with stress, anxiety, and parenting decisions when someone wants clearer priorities rather than quick fixes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. This approach is useful for anxiety, low mood, and building routines that reduce overwhelm. Attachment-Based Therapy attends to patterns in close relationships and how early bonds affect current reactions; it can be helpful for people dealing with relationship strain, abandonment issues, or parenting concerns.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Simone will work together with each person to match methods to their goals, preferences, and the situation at hand. She adjusts the mix of strategies over time so the work stays practical and relevant.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which make it easier to fit sessions into busy family schedules. Video allows face-to-face conversation, phone can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, live chat and messaging support brief check-ins or ongoing written reflection. These formats give flexibility while keeping therapy focused on skills, connection, and progress.
Questions people ask about Simone
What concerns does Simone address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, grief, self-esteem, trauma and abuse, parenting strain, career stress, ADHD, and related issues.
What is Simone's therapeutic style?
Her approach is practical and client-centered, combining acceptance-based work with cognitive-behavioral and emotion regulation strategies to build coping skills and clarity.
How much experience does Simone have?
She has ten years of clinical experience working with adults on a range of emotional and life challenges.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, practicing in Florida.
Which languages are used in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Simone offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Simone?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to the therapist's availability.
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