Hope Schaffrick, LICSW, LCSW

Therapist in Connecticut

Hope Schaffrick is a licensed clinician who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and major life changes.

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License LW60915818, LICSW121964, 12919117-3501, LC21472, 16737 · Washington, Massachusetts, Utah, Maine, Connecticut Expires January 2027, January 2028, September 2026, July 2026, January 2027
NPI 1477676377 · national registry
Experience and languages 22+ years in practice English

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About Hope

Hope Schaffrick is a licensed clinician who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and major life changes. She offers calm, practical support and aims to make starting therapy feel straightforward. Hope presents as warm and respectful, and she focuses on what will help each person move forward.

She draws on more than 22 years of experience across clinical settings. Her work includes supporting people after trauma and emotional abuse, and addressing concerns such as parenting challenges, career stress, ADHD, addiction, and grief.

Background and approach

She avoids stigmatizing labels and treats each person as an individual. Hope blends several approaches to meet real needs. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors.

She also incorporates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas to help people accept difficult feelings while taking action that aligns with their values. Attachment-based ideas inform her focus on patterns in close relationships, and she uses client-centered listening to build a trusting conversation. Sessions are collaborative and shaped to each person’s goals rather than following a one-size-fits-all plan.

Hope is licensed as an LICSW and as an LCSW and practices from Connecticut. She works with people across a wide range of concerns, including intimacy and relationship questions, parenting stress, identity and LGBT issues, and chronic health challenges. Her aim is to help people find clearer choices and steadier coping in everyday life.

Credentials

LICSW (Washington): License LW60915818 · expires January 2027
LICSW (Massachusetts): License LICSW121964 · expires January 2028
LCSW (Utah): License 12919117-3501 · expires September 2026
LCSW (Maine): License LC21472 · expires July 2026
LCSW (Connecticut): License 16737 · expires January 2027
NPI: 1477676377 · national provider identifier

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Focus areas and approaches

Everything Hope lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Depression
Coping with life changes
Addictions
LGBT
Relationship issues
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Parenting issues
Anger management
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Coaching
Compassion fatigue
ADHD
Abandonment
Adoption and foster care
Aging and geriatric issues
Attachment issues
Autism and Asperger Syndrome
BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
Blended family issues
Body image
Cancer
Caregiver issues and stress
Chronic pain, illness, and disability
Co-morbidity
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Dependent personality
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
Dissociation
Divorce and separation
Domestic violence
Drug and alcohol addiction
Eating and food-related issues
Emptiness
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Fatherhood issues
Fertility issues
First responder issues
Forgiveness
Gender dysphoria
Guilt and shame
Hearing impaired
HIV / AIDS
Hospice and end-of-life counseling
Immigration issues
Impulsivity
Infidelity
Intellectual disability
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Men's issues
Midlife crisis
Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Money and financial issues
Mood disorders
Multicultural concerns
Narcissism
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Paranoia
Personality disorders
Phobias
Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
Postpartum depression
Post-traumatic stress
Pregnancy and childbirth
Prejudice and discrimination
Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-harm
Self-love
Sex addiction
Sexual assault and abuse
Sexual dysfunction
Sexuality
Smoking / vaping cessation
Social anxiety and phobia
Somatization
Traumatic brain injury
Trichotillomania
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Hope names

These are the approaches Hope names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.

Online support

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Hope commonly integrates the Gottman Method ideas with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and attachment-based thinking to address relationship patterns and personal coping. The Gottman Method focuses on improving communication and managing conflicts in relationships through practical skills and structured conversations. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings, clarify what matters to them, and take action that matches their values. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early and current relationship patterns affect trust, closeness, and reactions in close connections.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, try techniques that fit the situation, and adjust methods based on what helps. Clients and the therapist decide together which tools and focus areas feel most useful as work unfolds.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls let people work face-to-face when a deeper conversation is needed. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or a check-in fits a break at work. Live chat and text-based messaging support shorter check-ins, ongoing coaching, or written reflections between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around busy lives and varied schedules.

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Frequently asked

What concerns does Hope commonly address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting concerns, grief, addiction, ADHD, and many related life challenges.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is warm and interactive, focusing on respect and sensitivity. Sessions emphasize practical steps and a collaborative conversation tailored to each person.

What background and experience does she have?

Hope has 22 years of clinical experience and a long history of work with people facing trauma, mood and anxiety concerns, and life transitions.

What credentials and region are listed for this therapist?

She holds MA LICSW and CT LCSW credentials and practices from Connecticut.

In which languages can sessions be held?

Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can take place as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.

How does pricing work for sessions?

Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

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