Autumn Altamirano, LCSW

Autumn Altamirano is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and family challenges. She helps with parenting strain, low self-esteem, relationship problems, grief, and coping with life changes. Her approach centers on practical steps and steady support during tough times.

Autumn meets people where they are and treats them as the expert on their own life. She leans on client-centered care, which means the client guides the pace and focus of sessions. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and build new habits.

Her background includes work in private practice, outpatient settings, and school-based programs. Autumn earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a Master of Social Work from the University of Southern California. She now practices in Tennessee and holds LCSW credentials in California and Tennessee.

In sessions she aims to be warm, straightforward, and collaborative. Together with clients she builds clear goals and small steps to make everyday life more manageable. She often combines mindfulness and motivational strategies to help with motivation, panic, and obsessive patterns.

Outside of therapy she enjoys soccer, reading, cooking, and spending time with her husband and children. To begin, clients use the site's start process to match and schedule a first appointment.

How Autumn's approaches translate to online work

Autumn uses client-centered methods and cognitive behavioral therapy in her practice. Client-centered work focuses on listening closely and following the client's goals, which helps when adjusting the plan to what feels relevant. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at how thoughts and behaviors keep problems going and teaches practical skills to change them.

She also brings mindfulness practices into sessions to help with stress and panic. Mindfulness teaches brief attention and grounding exercises that can be practiced between meetings to reduce reactivity and improve focus. The therapist and client work together to choose which methods fit best for the client's situation and goals, so the approach can shift over time based on what helps most.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the current session options before booking. The practical benefits of online work often include easier scheduling around daily life, fewer missed sessions when travel is an issue, and the ability to use short check-ins when needed. Video lets the therapist see nonverbal cues, while audio or shorter formats can be useful when bandwidth or a quieter setting is preferred. Discuss formats and timing during the initial match so sessions fit your routine.