April Bolin, LCSW

April Bolin is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in the San Francisco Bay Area with 25 years of professional experience helping people navigate transitions, relationship challenges, and mental health concerns. She holds a Master of Social Work (MSW) from the University of California Berkeley and has worked across a range of clinical settings where she supported individuals facing depression, feelings of emptiness, and complex life adjustments.

Her practice has included extensive work with the LGBTQIA community and with survivors of abuse and trauma, including xenophobic, systemic, and multigenerational harm. April’s clinical background also includes experience as a partial hospitalization program therapist, where she found Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to be a practical and effective approach for helping people reframe unhelpful thought patterns and adopt strategies that improve daily functioning.

In addition to conventional clinical training, she is a graduate of the Chaplaincy Institute’s Interfaith Seminary and integrates a psycho-spiritual perspective when appropriate for concerns such as grief and loss, caregiver exhaustion, or recovery from religious dogma. She identifies as spiritual but not religious and brings respect for many faith traditions to her work.

April values therapists who have done their own inner work and aims to foster authentic change through insight and practical tools. She often describes her most rewarding moments as the client breakthroughs that spark meaningful progress. A guiding idea in her approach is the Stephen Covey reminder to be patient with oneself, honoring self-growth as a tender and worthwhile investment.