Get to know me
Andrea Marburger, LCSW
Psychotherapist
Creator/Founder of A Dash of Mindfulness
Welcome!
A Dash of Mindfulness Psychotherapy is a virtual talk therapy practice for adult clients that value mental health above all else. Here clients learn how to gain the power they need to heal past hurts and rediscover true happiness, mindfully.
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Who am I?
I am here to help.
Trained as a social worker, I have a deep commitment to the core values of social work: service, social justice, dignity and worth of the person, importance of human relationships, integrity, and competence. These principles are all integrated into my work with my clients, as well as how I live my personal life. I am a "cat person" and you’ll see my sweeties featured on this site! I love to meet new people, travel, write, cook, and garden.
As a LCSW, I have been lucky to work as a psychotherapist in a variety of mental health settings. Along the way, I have been regularly inspired by the resilience I have witnessed. It has taught me that all people have the potential to flourish once they learn to access their own well of resources within. The tricky part is that unlocking this wisdom often means going through instead of around. It means leaning in and making room for the discomfort. Obviously, this is a process that is not easy to do. Our outdated ego defenses rebel against it (read: denial, rationalization, etc). Here’s the good news: It is this messy, beautiful, immense process that calls me to service! I am here to offer my support and guidance in wading through it all. It would be my honor to get to do this with you, because the best part of being human means we don’t have to do things like this alone.
Born and raised in upstate NY, I received my BA in Psychology at Providence College in Rhode Island. I also studied language, art, and music in Florence, Italy. Largely due to this experience, I chose to move halfway across the world after graduation. I landed in Seoul, South Korea, where I taught ESL to children. There I also met my husband. We returned to the states and I went to graduate school at the University of Texas in Austin where I obtained my MSSW and completed my post-graduate training. I gained extensive experience in mental health crisis stabilization and recovery as a staff therapist at psychiatric hospitals, and developed outpatient hospital-based programming as a clinical director. I’ve also served as an embedded behavioral health provider at a community-based pediatric clinic, where I honed my ability to incorporate laughter and play into my work with clients. Most recently, making the move to work for myself in private practice has allowed me to maintain my license to treat clients in Texas while moving closer to family up north; my license to treat clients in Virginia is pending.
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Your first step towards feeling better is right now. Let's make space for you, today.
