Disclosure Statement

Andrea Siegel, Ph.D., MSW, LCSW

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the state of North Carolina (LCSW - license number C018892). Information regarding the NC Social Work Certification and Licensure Board can be found on their website (ncswboard.org).

Treatment Approaches

I utilize, among other treatment approaches, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, ComB, Internal Family Systems Therapy, EMDR, and Spiritually-Integrated Therapy.
I am trained in chaplaincy. Accordingly, I seek to honor with humility, sensitivity, and curiosity my clients' values, cultural heritages, and spiritualities while avoiding imposition of my own on my clients.
I strive to be trauma-informed. I integrate an intersectional, person-in-environment perspective into my treatment choices; I draw from various theories in my work, including systems theory, empowerment theory, and narrative theory.

Formal Training

Master's Degree in Social Work (MSW) - Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, LA)
Doctorate in Middle East, South Asian, and African Studies (Ph.D.) - Columbia University (New York, NY)
Master's of Philosophy Degree in Middle East, South Asian, and African Studies (M.Phil.) - Columbia University (New York, NY)
Master's of Arts Degree in Middle East, South Asian, and African Studies (M.A.) - Columbia University (New York, NY)
Bachelor's of Arts Degree in Middle East, South Asian, and African Studies (B.A.) - Columbia University (New York, NY)
Two units of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) - Michigan Medicine (Ann Arbor, MI)
2021-2022 Residency in Psychotherapy and Spirituality - CareNet Counseling, affiliated with Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist (Winston Salem, NC)
Certificate of Completion, Virtual Professional Training Institute, The TLC Foundation for Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors
Certificate of Completion, ACT Immersion: An Introduction to ACT as a Process-Based Therapy

My resume is available upon request.

Ethics

I am committed to following the Code of Ethics as outlined by the National Association of Social Workers (socialworkers.org).

Confidentiality

As your therapist, I am obligated under HIPAA to maintain confidentiality regarding your protected health information (PHI), and beyond that, I honor your right to privacy. Please be aware that email, phone, and text messages are less secure forms of communication than in-person communication or the secure video appointments and messaging through Real Human Counseling's cloud-based HIPAA compliant software system (Simple Practice). I encourage you to only use these less secure forms of communication for scheduling and other non-sensitive information.

Important Disclosures

Please be aware that participation in therapy brings no guarantee that all of your concerns, issues, or problems will be successfully resolved. I cannot guarantee outcomes.

I may use Eye-Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR) to treat and relieve PTSD, acute stress, and anxiety symptoms resulting from traumatic and other life experiences. EMDR therapy can produce elevated emotional and somatic reactions during and after treatment. A typical client experiences a 60-90% reduction in stress symptoms as a result of completed treatment.

I cannot provide on-call crisis support. You may discontinue participation in therapy at any time. If at any time you are not satisfied with the course of the therapy, please let me know and I will do my best to accommodate you by either modifying our treatment plan or referring you to another provider.