Edie Gardner, LCSW, Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Monrovia, CA — therapist at ThriveTalk

Edie Gardner, LCSW

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

9 yrs experience

Updated August 14, 2026 How we verify

About

Edie Gardner is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Monrovia, California, specializing in OCD and intrusive thoughts using Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) and Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT). She also holds a CPA background and works with helpers, empathic people, and caregivers managing hyper-responsibility and financial stress.

Services

  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Intrusive thoughts
  • Anxiety
  • Stress
  • Caregiver issues
  • OCD (contamination fears, harm obsessions, perfectionism, relationship OCD, religious/moral scrupulosity)
  • ADHD
  • Anxiety disorders
  • Tics/Tourette's syndrome
  • Grief
  • Career counseling
  • Spiritual/religious concerns
  • Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)
  • Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
  • Habit Reversal Training (HRT)
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT)
  • Motivational Interviewing

State licenses

  • California · License #LCS17686 · LCSW Current

    expires 06-30-2027

Reputation

What clients praise

  • Described by clients as non-judgmental and a good personality fit
  • Praised for compassion and cultural sensitivity
  • Noted as patient and skilled at knowing when to offer encouragement

Sources

The facts on this page are drawn from 9 public sources and independently fact-checked before publication.

Psychology Today directory

  • Full name, credentials, license number, location, years in practice, fees, specialties, photo (psychologytoday.com)

NPPES registry

International OCD Foundation provider directory

  • Gender (Woman), race/ethnicity (White), practice address, specialties, treatment modalities, LGBTQIA+ affirming and ADA accessible practice notes (iocdf.org)

provider booking site (ClientSecure)

provider directory listing (TherapyFinder)

  • Pronouns (she/her/hers), population served, Christian-focused population note, session formats, fee ($200 hourly) (therapyfinder.com)

provider directory listing (MintLeaf)

  • Out-of-network fee estimate ($150/session), additional specialties (grief, career counseling, spiritual issues), background as former accountant (mintleaf.co)

business networking profile (Alignable)

  • Bio detail: CPA background at Arthur Young, dual CPA/LCSW practice, business coaching services (alignable.com)

web search aggregation

  • Client testimonial themes (non-judgmental, compassionate, culturally sensitive, patient) attributed to NOCD/TreatMyOCD platform reviews (treatmyocd.com)

LinkedIn

  • Professional headline 'Self-Employed Business Owner as a Mental Health Psychotherapist & CPA' matching identity (linkedin.com)
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