Anna Marasco

Anna Marasco is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 11 years of experience helping people navigate trauma, addiction, and mood concerns. She takes a warm, human approach and treats coping behaviors as learned survival skills rather than character flaws. Anna invites honest conversation about hard moments and also notices strengths and joy.

She centers sessions on what each person needs in the moment, not a one-size-fits-all list of techniques. Anna uses attachment-based ideas to look at relationship patterns and client-centered skills to follow the person's lead. She also draws on cognitive behavioral techniques and dialectical behavior ideas when those tools fit the goals someone brings.

Her background includes work with PTSD, complicated grief, anxiety, depression, autism, addictions, personality concerns, and self-harm behaviors. That experience shapes how she helps people problem-solve and practice new ways of coping. She speaks plainly about behavior change and the steps that support it.

Anna describes her role as an advocate and partner in the work. She offers steady presence and practical guidance while encouraging clients to set their own goals. Her style is compassionate, straightforward, and adaptable.

Outside of clinical work she holds a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing and spends free time with her horse. She emphasizes giving oneself credit for the effort it takes to seek help and get started.

How Anna's approaches shape online care

Attachment-based work focuses on patterns that form in relationships and how those patterns affect current feelings and behavior. It helps people understand why they react a certain way with others and build new ways of relating that feel safer and more connected.

Client-centered therapy puts the person's perspective first and follows their lead. Sessions tend to be collaborative conversations where the therapist reflects what she hears and helps the client name goals and next steps.

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact and teaches practical steps to change patterns. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and problems with coping skills.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Anna will partner with each person to decide which ideas and techniques fit their needs and goals. The plan can change over time as priorities shift or new issues come up.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by reducing travel and allowing appointments around work or family commitments. If you need a quieter setup, a shorter check-in, or a way to keep appointments when travel is difficult, online sessions may help. Confirm the current session options before booking so you know how sessions are scheduled and delivered.