April Bolin

April Bolin is a licensed clinical social worker in California who holds a Clinical Social Worker license (CA LCSW 17542) and brings 25 years of professional practice in the San Francisco Bay Area. She earned a Master of Social Work from the University of California, Berkeley and has supported a diverse range of people through life adjustments, relationship challenges, and efforts to improve mental health.

Her clinical experience includes working closely with the LGBTQIA community, survivors of abuse and trauma that may be xenophobic, systemic, or multi-generational in nature, and individuals coping with depression and feelings of emptiness. While working as a therapist in a partial hospitalization program, she relied on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as an effective approach for people facing intense or overwhelming problems, helping clients recognize how negative thoughts and emotions influence behavior and learn practical strategies to change those patterns.

April is also a graduate of the Chaplaincy Institute’s Interfaith Seminary, and she incorporates a psycho-spiritual perspective for clients seeking support around grief and loss, caregiver exhaustion, or recovery from rigid religious experiences. She describes herself as spiritual but not religious and brings respect for a variety of faith traditions that aim to uplift people.

Drawing on her own life challenges, she believes the most effective therapists have done deep personal work and can therefore offer authentic support for others' growth. Among the aspects of her work she finds most rewarding are the insight-filled “aha moments” that lead to positive change. As Stephen Covey wrote, “Be patient with yourself. Self-growth is tender; it’s holy ground. There’s no greater investment.”