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Adam Hewitt

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Adam Hewitt, LSCSW, LCSW

Missouri

Licensed social worker - addiction and trauma

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Where Adam stands

Credentials
LSCSW, LCSW
License
LCSW, Missouri / 2017041042; LSCSW, Kansas / LSCSW 06243; LICSW, Massachusetts / LICSW128058; LCSW, Nevada / 11113-C; LCSW, Arizona / LCSW-21959; LICSW, Washington / LW61502079; LCSW, California / 121559
NPI
1841666997
Experience
10 years
Languages
English
Location
Missouri

About

  • Mindfulness based methods
  • ACT and CBT approaches
  • Focus on boundaries

About Adam

Adam Hewitt is a Licensed Specialist Clinical Social Worker (LSCSW) and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Missouri with ten years of experience. He works with adults facing stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, codependency, ADHD, and related concerns. Adam keeps sessions direct and straightforward and uses plain language rather than jargon.

He centers therapy on a person’s strengths and uses mindfulness to help manage thoughts and feelings. He draws on several approaches, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, and client-centered work. In practice he mixes skills training, values clarification, and practical strategies for everyday life.

Adam has clinical experience in substance and behavioral addictions as well as trauma work. He also addresses parenting stresses, grief, career pressure, and identity concerns including LGBT issues. He pays attention to how technology and culture shape behavior and coping.

Sessions focus on small, actionable steps people can take to feel less overwhelmed. He invites clients to lead the pace of change and to set goals that matter to them. The work often includes building clearer boundaries, managing urges, and practicing new ways of responding to difficult emotions.

Adam has worked in private practice and counseling roles for a decade. He accepts clients from other countries and conducts therapy in English. Before booking, confirm the current session options and scheduling details via the site matching process.

How sessions work

How Adam blends therapeutic approaches for online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and then take small committed steps toward those values. It is useful when avoidance, worry, or people-pleasing keep someone stuck. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing practical changes in behavior. It often helps with anxiety, mood, and coping skills that reduce urges or unhelpful reactions. Client-Centered Therapy puts emphasis on listening and following the client's lead, giving space to explore concerns like identity, grief, or relationship strain.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Adam will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and how different methods might help. Together they decide what to try first and adjust as progress or challenges appear, keeping the process collaborative and practical.

Session options are not listed in the supplied biography, so confirm the specific formats available before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. They also let people use video, audio, or other arrangements depending on what suits their schedule and comfort. Talk about format choices during the initial scheduling step so sessions fit into everyday life.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHoardingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

10+ years

Listed in

Missouri, Kansas, Massachusetts, Nevada, Arizona, Washington, California

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does he address related to codependent patterns?

He works with people who struggle with people-pleasing, boundary problems, and staying enmeshed in others' crises. Codependency appears alongside relationship, addiction, and intimacy concerns.

How would you describe his therapeutic style?

He keeps sessions direct and plainspoken and focuses on strengths and mindfulness. Expect a mix of skills practice and values-based conversation.

How much clinical experience does he bring?

He has ten years of experience, including work in private practice and as a substance abuse counselor. That background informs his work with addiction and trauma.

What are his credentials and where is he located?

He holds KS LSCSW and AZ LCSW credentials and practices from Missouri. Those are the listed credentials he uses.

Can I work with him if I live outside the United States?

He accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English. Confirm any cross-border scheduling details through the platform process.

What session formats are offered?

Session formats are not specified in the biography. Please confirm current session options before booking through the site's matching steps.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Check the platform pricing details for specific rates.

How do I begin working with him?

Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session. That process starts the connection and intake steps.

Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.

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