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Adriene Faust, LCSW

Addictions Family conflicts Trauma, Abuse Grief Anger management
Video Phone Live Chat Messaging

About me

I am licensed in California with 20 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with coping with addictions, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, & coping with grief and loss. I believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. I will tailor our dialog and treatment plan to meet your unique and specific needs. It takes courage to seek out a more fulfilling and happier life and to take the first steps towards a change. I am here to support & empower you in that journey.

Professional experience

20 yrs in practice
Addictions Family conflicts Trauma, Abuse Grief Anger management

Additional areas of focus: Stress, Anxiety, LGBT, Relationship issues, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Depression, Coping with life changes, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Adoption and foster care, Aging and geriatric issues, Attachment issues, Blended family issues, Cancer, Caregiver issues and stress, Chronic pain, illness, and disability, Codependency, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with natural or human-caused disaster, Divorce and separation, Domestic violence, Drug and alcohol addiction, Emptiness, Family of origin issues, Family problems, Fertility issues, First responder issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, HIV / AIDS, Hospice and end-of-life counseling, Impulsivity, Isolation / loneliness, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Veteran and Armed Forces Issues, Mood disorders, Multicultural concerns, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Postpartum depression, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Self-love, Social anxiety and phobia, Traumatic brain injury, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young adult issues

Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems, Systemic Therapy

Services offered

Video
Phone
Live Chat
Messaging

License information

CA LCSW 16527

Reviews

These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Adriene Faust. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.

Adriene is a great listener and keeps me grounded no matter how wound up I am when our sessions begin. She balances feedback and listening perfectly and I look forward to our sessions every week.

Written on Oct 29, 2025 after therapy with Adriene for 2 years and 5 months on issues concerning relationship issues, family conflicts, and parenting issues

Absolutely amazing, they listen & provide me with unbiased feedback that is always helpful. they always make time for me where they can, and always provides me with open communication and support. they’ve changed my mind a lot about getting help and reaching out to someone for it. 100/10

Written on Oct 07, 2025 after therapy with Adriene for 1 year and 8 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, grief, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and coaching

I have worked with Adriene previously and she has been so helpful and understanding. The better health app connection is terrible though and I wasn’t able to have my session

Written on Oct 02, 2025 after therapy with Adriene for 10 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, sleeping disorders, and compassion fatigue

I appreciate her

Written on Sep 24, 2025 after therapy with Adriene for 4 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, grief, and parenting issues

Adrienne has helped me so much. I just know there is so much more.

Written on Sep 06, 2025 after therapy with Adriene for 6 months on issues concerning relationship issues, family conflicts, and coping with life changes

A true help, plain and simple

Written on Sep 03, 2025 after therapy with Adriene for 1 year and 4 months on issues concerning anger management