he/him
Dean Lederfeind
LCSW
Location
Virtual, Connecticut
Insurance Accepted
Aetna, Cigna/Evernorth
Communication Style
Empowering, Energetic, Engaging, Mindful, Solution-oriented
Focus areas
ADHD, Addiction, Anger Issues, Anxiety, Autism, Bipolar Disorder, Burnout, Couples Therapy, Depression, Divorce, Family Conflict, Family Therapy, Grief, LGBTQ+, Life Transitions, Men’s Issues, Panic, Personality Disorders, Premarital Counseling, Relationship Concerns, Sleep, Stress, Substance Use
Experienced with
Geriatric clients, Parents, Neurodivergence, LGBTQ+
Years of Experience
26+
I will never tell you what to do, but I will ask you where you want to be.
License number
#7154
Therapy style
I will never tell you what to do, but I will ask you where you want to be. Therapy is a journey, and if we work together, please know how honored I am to go on this journey with you. I have an eclectic background, and I have found my best work to be in the realm of Dialectical Behavior Therapy and the existential, but have over 30 years of experience working with many different modalities. What does it mean to find our purpose in life? How can we make sense of the absurd world we live in? What are you afraid of and why? Let's talk about that together.
Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Harm Reduction
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic
- Relational
- Solution-focused
- Strengths-based
Education
MSW - Social Work, University of Denver
Interests
I am a musician and a writer (Fiction, Philosophy, and poetry). I enjoy being very active, going to the gym five days a week, hiking, yoga, and paddle boarding. My two boys are the lights of my life.