Alison Caldwell-Andrews, PhD

Alison Caldwell-Andrews, PhD
Profession(s): Psychology, Psychotherapy, Social Work
License Status:  I'm a licensed professional.
License Type:  Psychologist
License Number:  002413

My Approach to Helping

Dr. Caldwell-Andrews is experienced in Dialectical Behavior Therapy as well as in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and a number of empirically supported treatments such as those for OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder), Anxiety and Panic Disorder and Depression. She is a strong believer in holistic treatment and views the mind and body as inextricably connected. Her overall approach is primarily behavioral, as she feels that is the most compassionate viewpoint to have. That is to say, the way to change behavior is through behavior and not through punitive, self-recriminating methods (those things you probably learned a long time ago and use over and over again even though they are pretty ineffective). Dr. Caldwell-Andrews views thoughts, feelings, neural impulses -- everything --- as behavior. She believes strongly in the inherent goodness of human nature and is an incorrigible optimist. With a real appreciation of the courage it takes to come to therapy, Dr. Caldwell-Andrews has two simultaneous areas of overall focus in her psychotherapy work: acceptance and change.
 

Services I Provide

  • Individual Therapy & Counseling
  • Marriage, Couples, or Relationship Counseling
  • Group Therapy
  • Coaching
  • Consultation
  • Clinical Supervision
 

Ages I Work With

  • Teens
  • Adults
 

Languages I Speak

  • English
 

Groups I Work With

  • Adults and youth who need help with emotion regulation or who self-injure.
 

Therapy Approaches I Use

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy /REBT
  • Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
 
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Locations & Maps
Office 1: 
6 Way Road
Middlefield, CT 06455 United States
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Office 2: 
New Haven, CT 06511 United States
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Concerns & Issues I Help With

  • Abuse / Survivors of Abuse
  • Abandonment and/or Fear of
  • Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions
  • Aggression
  • Agoraphobia
  • Anger
  • Anxiety
  • Bipolar
  • Blended Family Issues
  • Child and/or Adolescent Issues
  • Codependency / Dependency
  • Communication Problems
  • Compulsions
  • Depression
  • Dissociation
  • Divorce / Divorce Adjustment
  • Eating & Food Issues
  • Emptiness
  • Emotional Abuse
  • Emotional Overwhelm
  • Family Problems
  • Family of Origin Issues
  • Forgiveness
  • Grief & Loss
  • Habits
  • Health/Medical Issues
  • Identity Issues
  • Impulsivity
  • Infidelity / Affair Recovery
  • Irritability
  • Life Purpose/Meaning/Inner-Guidance
  • Mood Disturbance
  • Mood Swings
  • Obsessions
  • Panic
  • Parenting
  • Phobias / Fears
  • Post Partum Depression
  • Post Traumatic Stress
  • Relationships & Marriage
  • Religion
  • Self-Care
  • Self-Confidence
  • Self-Criticism
  • Self-Doubt
  • Self-Esteem
  • Self-Harm (Cutting, etc.)
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Shame
  • Social Phobia/Anxiety
  • Spirituality
  • Stress
  • Suicidal (Thoughts, Feelings, and Behaviors)
  • Trauma
  • Women's Issues
  • Worry
  • Worthlessness