Orion Block , LICSW, LCSW

Orion Block is a licensed clinical social worker who brings eight years of direct therapy experience and more than 15 years of community organizing and education focused on race, women’s, and LGBTQIA+ issues. They are licensed in Rhode Island and Nevada and hold the credentials LICSW and LCSW, which indicate qualifications to practice as a clinical social worker.

Orion practices from a client-centered perspective, believing that each person is the expert in their own life. They emphasize respect, sensitivity, compassion, and honesty while helping people build independence and resilience. Therapy draws on a person’s existing strengths, values, and beliefs to guide sessions in ways that support healing and practical growth.

They work with a wide range of concerns, including PTSD and trauma, anxiety and depression, bipolar-related issues, grief, eating and body image struggles, hoarding, self-harm and suicidality, abandonment and attachment challenges, and relationship and family conflicts. Orion has a particular specialty in gender and sexuality matters, supporting transgender and gender-nonconforming people as well as those navigating sexual identity and relationship configurations such as asexuality, kink, and polyamory.

Orion combines clinical training with an intersectional lens and a commitment to collaborative care, aiming to meet people where they are and help them move toward the goals that matter most to them.

Evidence-Informed Approaches and Online Therapy

Orion integrates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to meet each person’s needs. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify their values and learn practical ways to act in line with those values, which can be useful for stress, anxiety, or life transitions. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a collaborative, nonjudgmental relationship where the therapist follows the client’s lead to build insight and self-directed growth. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, making it helpful for anxiety, depression, and coping skills development.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Orion works collaboratively with each person to tailor methods based on their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting techniques as progress unfolds.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility by allowing sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, reduce travel time, and maintain continuity of care regardless of day-to-day constraints, while still working with licensed professionals and therapists to support personal goals.