Simone Blidgen, LCSW

Simone Blidgen is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) in Florida who helps people facing anxiety, depression, stress, and low self-esteem. She focuses on practical steps that make day-to-day life feel more manageable. Simone aims to create a calm, respectful space where clients can talk through what matters most to them.

She often supports people coping with relationship concerns, grief, trauma, parenting strain, career transitions, and ADHD-related difficulties. Simone pays attention to attachment and abandonment issues, communication struggles, and patterns like codependency or avoidance. She also works with people dealing with body image, emptiness, and the aftermath of separation or domestic violence.

Her approach draws on several evidence-informed models, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, and Client-Centered Therapy. In sessions she focuses on clear goals, practical skills, and exploring personal values to guide change. Treatment is collaborative and paced to each person’s needs.

Simone brings ten years of experience as a licensed clinician in Florida. She describes her style as compassionate and culturally aware, and she aims to help people build stronger communication and healthier patterns. Conversation, skill practice, and manageable homework are common parts of her work.

To begin, Simone asks people to reflect on their priorities and current struggles so therapy can target what matters most. She works with adults who want to feel steadier, communicate better, and move through life changes with more confidence.

Approaches that guide online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) invites people to name their values and take small, meaningful actions toward them. It is useful for stress, anxiety, and people who want a values-based roadmap. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying different behaviors to change mood and functioning. It often helps with depression, anxiety, and coping with life changes.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Simone will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made. The process is collaborative rather than one-size-fits-all.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know what formats are available. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions around work, caregiving, or busy days because travel time is reduced. It can also allow shorter check-ins when needed, and it removes the need for a commute on appointment days. Licensed professionals can still use the same tools in virtual sessions - conversation, behavioral experiments, values work, and skills practice - to help people build everyday coping and communication habits.