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Orion Block, LICSW, LCSW
Rhode Island
Licensed social worker - anxiety and gender issues
See online therapy options- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Mindfulness techniques
About Orion
Orion Block is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker, RI LICSW and NV LCSW, with eight years of clinical practice. Orion works with stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship and intimacy concerns, and lists gender and sexuality issues among core focuses. Sessions emphasize practical work on thoughts, habits, and everyday problems.
Orion draws on cognitive behavioral approaches alongside Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and client-centered work. Sessions are collaborative and structured. Orion uses mindfulness and motivational interviewing techniques when helpful to address stuck patterns and avoidance.
Clients bring many kinds of challenges, including trauma and abuse, grief, eating and body image concerns, bipolar mood patterns, and family of origin issues. Orion also notes experience with abandonment, adoption and foster care questions, attachment issues, and caregiving stress. Sexuality and kink-related concerns are included in the practice focus.
The therapeutic style centers on recognizing unhelpful thoughts and testing new responses. Orion works to identify concrete behavior changes and short experiments you can try between sessions. Conversations include skills practice, values clarification, and problem-solving tasks.
Orion’s background also includes community organizing and education on race, women’s, and LGBTQIA+ topics, which informs how social context is discussed in sessions. The approach emphasizes using a person’s existing strengths and beliefs to guide the work rather than issuing prescriptive steps.
People can expect practical, structured sessions that focus on measurable steps and clearer decision making. Orion offers therapy in English and is based in Rhode Island.
How Orion uses CBT, ACT, and client-centered methods online
Orion commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. CBT sessions often focus on short experiments, skill practice, and concrete steps to reduce anxiety, improve mood, or address relationship problems.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is used to clarify values and increase willingness to experience difficult emotions while still moving toward chosen goals. ACT can be useful for coping with life changes, chronic stress, and persistent worry by shifting the focus from symptom elimination to valued action.
Client-Centered Therapy provides a respectful, person-focused frame in which the therapist listens carefully and follows the client’s lead. This approach supports discussions about gender, sexuality, identity, and the social context that shape a person’s concerns.
Choosing an approach is collaborative. Orion will talk with clients about goals and preferences, and recommend when CBT exercises, ACT work, or a more exploratory client-centered style may be most useful. The plan can change as work progresses based on what is effective for the client.
Confirm the current session options before booking, since formats are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. These practical benefits help therapy feel manageable alongside work, caregiving, or other commitments.
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Experience
8+ years
Listed in
Nevada, Rhode Island
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Orion commonly address?
Orion works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, grief, eating and body image problems, bipolar concerns, and LGBT and gender-related questions.
How does Orion use CBT in sessions?
Orion uses cognitive behavioral ideas to identify unhelpful thoughts and test different responses. Sessions include practical exercises to change habits and reduce distress.
What is Orion's professional background?
Orion has eight years of clinical therapy experience and over 15 years in community organizing and education focused on race, women’s, and LGBTQIA+ issues.
What credentials and where is Orion licensed?
Orion holds LICSW and LCSW credentials and is licensed as an RI LICSW and NV LCSW, practicing from Rhode Island.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with Orion?
Orion does not accept international clients at this time.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Orion?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a first session.
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