Dean Lederfeind

Dean Lederfeind accepts Centivo, Cigna Healthcare/Evernorth, Prime Health, and Aetna. Octave clients pay an average of $28 per session through insurance, and more than 95% pay less than $45 per session. Your exact cost depends on your plan’s copay or deductible. You can use the cost estimator to see what you would pay before your first session. If you would rather pay out of pocket, self-pay sessions in Connecticut are estimated at $170-190 per session.

Dean Lederfeind is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). Dean is licensed to practice in Connecticut, so clients located in Connecticut can book sessions. Dean’s Connecticut license number is 7154, and you can look it up through the state licensing board. Octave verifies every therapist’s license before they begin seeing clients, and licenses are kept current as a condition of practicing with Octave.

Dean Lederfeind has been practicing therapy for 28 years. Dean’s education and training include MSW - Social Work, University of Denver. Over that time, Dean has worked closely with Geriatric clients, Parents, Neurodivergence, and LGBTQ+. Octave therapists average more than a decade of experience, and Dean is part of that group.

Dean Lederfeind works with Geriatric clients, Parents, Neurodivergence, and LGBTQ+ and specializes in Addiction (not substance use), ADHD, Anger Issues, Anxiety, Autism, Bipolar Disorder, Burnout, Couples Therapy, Depression, Divorce, Family Conflict, Family Therapy, Grief, LGBTQ+, and Life Transitions, among other areas. These are the areas where Dean spends most of their clinical time. Dean also sees couples and families together in joint sessions. If the concern you want help with isn’t listed here, a Care Navigator can tell you whether Dean is a good fit or match you with another Octave therapist who specializes in it.

Dean Lederfeind draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Harm Reduction, Motivational Interviewing, Psychodynamic, Relational, Solution-Focused, and Strengths-Based. In sessions, Dean’s style is empowering, energetic, engaging, mindful, and solution-oriented. In Dean’s words: “I will never tell you what to do, but I will ask you where you want to be.”

Dean Lederfeind (he/him) offers therapy in English. Dean identifies as White. Dean provides LGBTQIA+ affirming care.

Dean Lederfeind offers online sessions over secure video, so you can meet from home or any private space. Dean is licensed in Connecticut, and you need to be located in that state at the time of each session. All you need is a device with a camera and a stable internet connection.

Your first session with Dean Lederfeind is a chance to talk through what brought you to therapy and what you want to work on. Dean will ask about your background, your current concerns, and your goals, and together you will start shaping a plan for your sessions. It is also a chance to see whether Dean’s style feels like a good fit for you. After their first session, 9 in 10 Octave clients say their therapy experience has been good or better.

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