Bridgette Boucher , LCSW

Bridgette Boucher is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in New York with 25 years of professional experience supporting people through addiction, relationship challenges, trauma and abuse, grief, and ADHD. She trained at the Ackerman Institute for the Family and the New York Psychoanalytical Psychotherapy Institute, bringing both family-centered and psychodynamic perspectives to her work. She is also a licensed clinical hypnotherapist, which adds another option for working on behavioral patterns and coping skills.

She approaches each person with respect, sensitivity, and compassion, tailoring conversations and treatment plans to match individual needs and goals. Bridgette focuses on practical, evidence-informed strategies while remaining attentive to the unique context of each client, whether that involves rebuilding relationships, coping with loss, addressing substance use, or managing attention and focus concerns.

Taking the first step toward greater well-being often takes courage, and Bridgette aims to provide steady support throughout that process. Her practice emphasizes thoughtful, individualized care that meets clients where they are and helps them move toward a more fulfilling and balanced life.

Evidence-Based Approaches and Online Care

Bridgette Boucher brings together family-focused and psychodynamic training with hypnotherapy-informed techniques to address a variety of concerns. Family-centered work, informed by training at the Ackerman Institute for the Family, explores relational patterns and communication to help couples and families improve connection and resolve conflicts. Psychodynamic or psychotherapy-informed approaches, shaped by study at the New York Psychoanalytical Psychotherapy Institute, examine deeper emotional patterns and past experiences that influence present behavior and can be helpful for trauma, grief, and long-standing relational issues. Clinical hypnotherapy offers an additional modality for helping with coping skills, habit change, and symptom management when appropriate.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Bridgette collaborates with each person to determine which techniques align best with their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting methods as progress unfolds to ensure the work remains relevant and effective.

Online therapy options such as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging make it easier to fit care into a busy life and to access support from home or elsewhere. These formats offer flexibility in scheduling and communication style, allowing therapists and licensed professionals to tailor the pace and format of work to each client.