April Bolin, LCSW

April Bolin is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in California with 25 years of experience. She works with adults facing grief, anxiety, depression, relationship and family shifts, and a wide range of life changes including blended family issues and caregiving stress.

She uses straightforward talk therapy to help people name what is hard and try new ways of coping. April often applies cognitive behavioral ideas to notice and change unhelpful thought patterns. She also draws on client-centered listening and mindfulness-based practices when they fit a person's needs.

April trained at the University of California Berkeley for her Master of Social Work and completed the Chaplaincy Institute’s Interfaith Seminary. That background informs support for grief, hospice and end-of-life concerns, and recovery from religious or spiritual harm. She describes herself as spiritual but not aligned to a particular faith.

Her prior roles have included work in partial hospitalization programs and with people who have experienced trauma and systemic or xenophobic abuse. Those settings shaped a practical approach that focuses on clear strategies and small changes people can use day to day.

Sessions typically explore what is most pressing, identify thought and behavior patterns that get in the way, and practice concrete skills such as grounding and cognitive reframing. April aims to help people find clearer thinking and steadier routines after major life transitions or during ongoing stress.

She values honest reflection and the "aha" moments that follow. April believes steady personal work, patience, and repeated practice lead to meaningful change.