callie fraser, lcsw

Location: Offering Sessions in Person in West Chester, PA and Virtually to PA, DE & FL Residents

Specialties: Individual

My name is Callie Fraser, LCSW (she/her/hers) and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. I primarily work with young women and folx in the LGBTQIA+ community to manage depression and anxiety, improve communication and relationships, and explore current narratives regarding themselves or past experiences that aren’t serving them anymore. I have additional experience and interest in working with people-pleasing, perfectionism, and the pressures of life’s invisible timelines.

My therapeutic style tends to be informal, warm, and include a lot of humor. Although I can integrate different therapeutic modalities such as psychodynamic, CBT, narrative, and person-centered, my primary goal is always to build the foundation of a trusting, therapeutic relationship that opens space for more direct and honest conversation. Sessions are flexible, and can look different from client to client based on what level of structure is preferred. The first few sessions always include collecting information and working to paint a picture of your life, including significant past experiences and relationships, and current concerns. From there, we decide together where to focus and what the goals are, however broad or specific. What you can ALWAYS expect is for me to show up as a human first and therapist second, with empathy, a healthy dose of sarcasm, and a commitment to be authentic and direct with you about what I’m thinking and noticing.

My personal background includes a Master of Social Service degree from Bryn Mawr College, where I received additional training in trauma-informed care through the Center for Child and Family Wellbeing fellowship program. Before working in private practice, I worked with a wide range of clients including adjudicated youth, men with traumatic brain injuries, and children infected or affected by HIV/AIDS. Most importantly, as a daughter of two moms, one of my biggest passions from the beginning has been supporting and advocating alongside oppressed groups such as the LGBTQIA community. I continue to stay involved with non-profit work, as well as social activism both outside of and through my work as a therapist.

In my free-time, I travel any chance I can. There are very few places I don’t want to see. If I’m not doing that though, I’m probably being way to competitive at a board-game, binging a TV show, or dragging one of my sisters or a friend with me to grab whatever food I’m craving.