Meet Your Therapist
Andrea Jackson, LICSW, LCSW, PMH-C
Licensed Clinical Social Worker & PMH-C Certified Therapist
Welcome
Many of my clients are the people everyone else relies on; the caregivers, helpers, professionals, and parents who spend so much time supporting others that their own needs often end up at the bottom of the list.
You may be carrying the heavy weight of childhood emotional neglect, navigating a major life transition, grieving a significant loss, or struggling through postpartum anxiety, depression, or birth trauma. Whatever brings you to therapy, you deserve a space where you can slow down, be honest about what you're carrying, and focus on yourself for a change.
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A Perspective Shaped by Identity and Experience
As a Black woman and first-generation college graduate, I understand the challenges that can come with balancing personal ambitions, family expectations, cultural identity, and systemic stressors. These experiences shape my commitment to providing culturally responsive, affirming care where you can show up fully as yourself and define healing on your own terms.
Cardinal Hope & Healing LLC was also shaped by personal loss. After losing my mother, I experienced firsthand how grief can alter your sense of stability, identity, and future. That experience deepened my respect for the courage it takes to seek support during life’s most difficult seasons.
I believe healing is not about erasing painful experiences or pretending they never happened. It is about learning how to carry what you've been through while continuing to build a meaningful life that reflects who you are and what matters most to you.
My Therapeutic Approach
I believe therapy should be active, collaborative, and tailored to your unique goals, experiences, and pace. I combine warmth and compassion with evidence-based approaches to help you better understand yourself, work through difficult experiences, develop practical coping strategies, and create meaningful change.
No single approach works for everyone. I consider your history, identities, strengths, current circumstances, and goals when determining how we approach therapy together.
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An evidence-based approach that helps you understand the connection between thoughts, emotions, and behaviors while developing practical skills to manage anxiety, depression, stress, and everyday challenges.
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A structured, trauma-focused form of CBT that helps you process the impact of traumatic experiences, examine beliefs that may have developed after trauma, and move toward greater understanding, healing, and recovery.
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A values-based approach that helps you cope with grief, uncertainty, and major life changes by making room for difficult emotions while taking meaningful steps toward the life you want to build.
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A trauma-informed approach that recognizes how trauma and chronic stress can affect both the mind and body. We may use grounding exercises, breathing techniques, mindfulness, and gentle awareness of physical sensations to reduce distress and build a greater sense of calm.
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PMH-C certification reflects specialized training in perinatal mental health. I support individuals navigating pregnancy, postpartum adjustment, infertility and reproductive challenges, pregnancy or infant loss, birth trauma, and the transition to parenthood.
Education, Credentials & Experience
Clinical Social Work Licensure in DC, NY, VA, VT, and UT
Master of Social Work: University of South Carolina
Bachelor of Science in Psychology & Child and Family Studies: Syracuse University
Perinatal Mental Health Certified (PMH-C)
Clinical Settings: Perinatal behavioral health clinic, college crisis counseling center, inpatient psychiatry, and veteran mental health services.