Description
Love Across Distance is a therapist-led support and processing group designed for mothers experiencing estrangement, emotional distance, or significant relational challenges with adult children. Many mothers navigating these experiences carry deep grief, confusion, shame, guilt, or unanswered questions while often feeling isolated and unsupported in discussing these realities openly. This group was created to provide a safe, emotionally grounded, and trauma-informed environment where participants can process these experiences without fear of judgment.
Group sessions will focus on emotional processing, self-compassion, grief, family systems, boundaries, communication patterns, identity, resilience, and healing after relational rupture. Participants will have opportunities for reflection, guided discussion, psychoeducation, and community support while exploring ways to reconnect with themselves even amidst ongoing uncertainty or pain.
This is an open group with required screening before participation to ensure everyone is appropriate and emotionally safe. Andrea Cennington, MSW, LCSW, LCSW-C, LICSW, QS, is a trauma-informed therapist, speaker, and founder of Bloomed Within, LLC, with extensive experience supporting individuals navigating trauma, family dynamics, complex grief, and life transitions through a culturally responsive and healing-centered lens.
Group Therapist
Andrea Cennington, MSW, LCSW, LCSW-C, LICSW, QS, is a service-connected disabled veteran and licensed clinical social worker who specializes in helping clients navigate trauma, anxiety, and life transitions. Her clients often include individuals grappling with the long-term impacts of trauma, feeling “stuck” or overwhelmed, or seeking to reconnect with their inner strength and emotional resilience. Andrea provides a safe, affirming space where clients are invited to explore their experiences, process emotions, and pursue meaningful growth.
Rooted in a deep commitment to compassion and non-judgment, Andrea blends evidence-based approaches with holistic practices, including mindfulness, somatic strategies, and what she calls “brain math”—the integration of neuroscience and healing. Her work is uniquely informed by her lived experiences, both as a veteran and a former special education teacher, and her belief that healing is possible, no matter the starting point.
As the founder of Bloomed Within, LLC, Andrea is building a trauma-informed, socially conscious private practice from the ground up. At times, running a small business while navigating disability can feel overwhelming—but Andrea remains dedicated to ensuring that the care experience feels seamless, grounded, and supportive for those she serves.
Her background includes extensive work with military families, crisis response as a Mobile Crisis Counselor, and macro-level systems engagement—all of which inform her responsive, client-centered approach. She brings her full self to her work, embodying resilience and offering a collaborative therapeutic partnership to each client.
Andrea offers in-person sessions in Florida and remote sessions to clients in Colorado, Washington D.C., Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Utah, and Oregon, with plans for international expansion. Flexible scheduling is available to meet the needs of individuals navigating complex lives and demanding schedules.
