About Sean
Sean O'Hara is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who practices in Maine and New York. He has five years of experience in mental health and works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, ADHD, and life changes. He offers a calm, nonjudgmental presence and aims to help clients find what motivates them.
His work focuses on practical steps that can be used day to day. Sessions often include checking current stressors, identifying small goals, and practicing skills to manage mood and attention.
Background and approach
He draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and mindfulness to help people notice patterns and try different responses. Sean uses a client-centered stance and incorporates solution-focused ideas. That means he listens first, helps set clear short-term goals, and adjusts methods based on what is working.
He also brings elements of motivational interviewing to help people find personal reasons to try new strategies. He has a Master of Social Work from Fordham University and has worked in both inpatient and outpatient settings. That variety shaped his focus on practical coping and real-life planning rather than abstract theory.
Sessions aim to be straightforward and focused on the client’s priorities. Sean encourages collaboration and adapts pacing to individual needs, whether working through grief, managing attention and impulsivity, or navigating relationship and family stress.
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Sean blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness Therapy in ways that work well online. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviors, which can be practiced between sessions and reviewed over video or text. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing exercises to reduce reactivity and improve focus, useful for stress, anxiety, and attention challenges.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Sean collaborates with each person to choose techniques that fit their goals and daily life. He will try methods, get feedback, and adjust plans so the therapy feels relevant and doable.
Online sessions offer flexible options to fit schedules and needs. Video calls let people work face to face from different places. Phone sessions require less bandwidth and can be a good shorter check-in. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief coaching, homework check-ins, or when writing out thoughts feels easier than speaking. Together these formats make it easier to practice new skills between sessions and stay connected when life is busy.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- New York, Maine
- Languages
- English
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