Aubrey Long, LCSW

Aubrey Long is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in Indiana. She brings three years of professional experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, substance use, and chronic pain. Aubrey also supports those dealing with grief, self-esteem struggles, relationship and family issues, and concerns related to LGBT identity.

She has particular experience with child welfare and foster care systems and can help people who are navigating life during or after those involvements. Aubrey lists sexual dysfunction among the concerns she addresses and works with clients on topics such as abandonment, adoption and foster care, and blended family issues.

Aubrey draws on several practical approaches in sessions. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and try different behaviors. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people name values and take steps toward them. She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy and mindfulness practices to build emotion regulation and present-moment awareness.

Her style is client-centered and trauma-informed. She frames therapy as a collaborative process where the client sets goals and she helps map a way forward. She also uses humor when appropriate to reduce tension and make difficult topics easier to face.

In the first meeting she reviews symptoms and goals and together with the client creates a plan. Sessions aim to be practical and focused on clear next steps. Aubrey welcomes international clients and conducts sessions in English.

How Aubrey’s approaches fit into online therapy

Aubrey commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in her work. ACT helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values, even when uncomfortable thoughts or feelings appear. CBT focuses on identifying patterns of thinking and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety and depression symptoms.

She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills and mindfulness to help with emotion regulation and staying present. DBT skills can offer concrete tools for intense feelings, while mindfulness practices support noticing thoughts without immediately reacting to them.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Aubrey treats therapy as a collaboration and will help clients choose which methods to try based on their goals, symptoms, and preferences. That plan can change over time as clients learn what works best for them.

The therapist's biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT, CBT, and DBT tools to work in remote visits, helping clients practice skills between sessions and track progress over time.