- Practical strategies
- Collaborative care
- Focus on families
About Anna
Anna Vardakis, LCSW, helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and difficult life changes. She supports those dealing with relationship strain, family conflict, trauma, and grief. She also works with people managing addictions, intimacy concerns, sleep problems, and issues related to HIV/AIDS.
Anna uses a straightforward, collaborative style. Sessions focus on practical steps people can try between meetings. She listens for each person's priorities and helps them build skills that fit their daily life. The aim is to make small, steady progress toward clearer goals.
In practice she draws on client-centered methods to keep conversations focused on the person's experience. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and try new behaviors. Dialectical Behavior Therapy tools are used when emotional regulation and coping skills need strengthening.
With seven years of clinical work, Anna brings experience supporting people through panic, post-traumatic stress, and complex grief. Her background includes work with communities affected by HIV/AIDS and with LGBT clients. She frames progress as a process, not a single event, and adapts tools to each person's needs.
Anna is licensed in New Jersey as an LCSW. She works in English and does not accept international clients. Prospective clients are invited to consider how the goals they have align with her areas of focus before scheduling.
Approaches used in online therapy and how they help
Client-Centered Therapy places the person's experience at the center of sessions. The therapist listens without judgment and follows the client's lead to build goals that matter to them. This approach helps when someone needs a supportive space to sort through feelings and priorities.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It uses simple experiments and behavioral changes to reduce anxiety, panic, and depressive patterns. CBT is useful for people wanting concrete steps to change how they respond to stress.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, offers skills for regulating intense emotions and improving coping strategies. It includes techniques for distress tolerance and interpersonal effectiveness, which can help with relationship stress and panic symptoms.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the person to choose methods that fit their goals, needs, and preferences. That choice can shift as progress is made and new priorities emerge.
Confirm current session options before booking, since formats are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy life, shorten travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. Talk with the therapist about what will work best for your routine and technology comfort.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
7+ years
Listed in
New Jersey
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Anna support?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship and family conflict, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy issues, sleep problems, low self-esteem, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is compassionate and collaborative, focusing on practical steps and skill-building. Sessions emphasize listening to the person's goals and trying strategies that fit everyday life.
What is her clinical experience?
She has seven years of clinical experience working with concerns like panic disorder, post-traumatic stress, and communities affected by HIV/AIDS.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is an LCSW licensed in New Jersey and practices there.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.