Bridgette Boucher, LCSW

Bridgette Boucher is a licensed clinician based in New York with 25 years of professional experience helping people navigate addiction, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, and ADHD. As an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker - she combines extensive clinical training with practical tools to support clients facing communication problems, isolation and loneliness, and social anxiety and phobia. She completed training at the Ackerman Institute for the Family and at the New York Psychoanalytical Psychotherapy Institute, and she is also a licensed clinical hypnotherapist, offering an additional modality when appropriate.

Her approach centers on treating each person with respect, sensitivity, and compassion while tailoring conversations and treatment plans to individual needs and goals. Bridgette draws on evidence-informed techniques and relational understanding to address immediate concerns and underlying patterns that affect everyday functioning. She emphasizes collaboration, helping clients identify realistic steps toward a more fulfilling life while providing steady support through the process.

Taking the first step toward change often requires courage, and Bridgette aims to make that step more manageable by offering thoughtful guidance, clear planning, and a compassionate therapeutic presence focused on meaningful, practical progress.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Bridgette brings training in family-focused work and psychodynamic psychotherapy alongside clinical hypnotherapy. Family-informed therapy focuses on relationships and communication patterns within families or close partnerships, which can help with relationship struggles, communication problems, and dynamics that fuel addiction. Psychodynamic psychotherapy explores emotional patterns and early influences to increase self-understanding and relieve persistent symptoms such as anxiety, grief, or difficulties with focus. Clinical hypnotherapy uses guided relaxation and focused attention to support coping with strong emotions and behavioral change when it fits a client’s goals.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Bridgette collaborates with each client to determine which techniques best match their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the plan as therapy progresses to ensure a good fit and practical progress.

Online therapy options - including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging - offer flexibility for scheduling and make it easier to maintain continuity of care. These formats allow clients to access licensed professionals from home or other convenient locations and to choose the communication style that feels most comfortable for them, supporting consistent work toward their goals.