About Edie Gardner, LCSW, CPA
Being a psychotherapist with my own private practice has always been the bucket list dream, and here I am living it! The side journeys to get here have been tough and yet the most rewarding to get me to this place. It had to happen that way in order to be where I am here today. I am very grateful and blessed.
My counseling practice is focused on helping the “Responsibles.” That is my term for people who serve others, usually at the expense of their own health and fulfillment. Strict service to our responsibilities many times keeps us from being true to our own gifts, talents, goals, and values. Serving the Responsibles, I work with those with OCD and loved ones who have family members with OCD. I use a variety of therapies, including evidence based treatment practices like Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) and Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT). In addition to OCD, I also frequently offer grief work, stress management, and coping with life transitions.
In my coaching practice, I train Responsibles in the financial organization of their own practices. How do you make decisions about where your money goes? There truly is a psychology to our money habits that is based on our earliest memories and past pains that need some cognitive restructuring. Have you ever watched the show Undercover Boss? Isn’t it amazing how CEOs of large corporations cannot perform the duties of a frontline worker? When a boss can immediately fill in for a frontline worker if needed, that is my definition of an effective leader. I witnessed too many social workers lose management positions because they did not appreciate how important finances, especially budgets and funding, are to companies being able to serve for the long-term. There is a massive amount to manage as a licensed professional, and yet there is so little accounting and financial support. Just like my passion for protecting social workers to not lose management jobs, I am very protective of those in private practice who need accounting support. Fast forward a lot, and I mean a lot, of years, and voila, I get the opportunity to help Responsibles thrive in their own helping professions.
Though I’m one person with two services, the two worlds do not meet. If you are interested in seeking mental health therapy, clicking book a therapy appointment will take you right to my counseling platform. If you are in a helping profession and want to organize your finances, choose the accounting book therapy appointment, and you’ll be directed to my calendar. Thank you, Responsibles, for being you. How can I offer you support?