Anna Marasco, LCSW

Anna Marasco is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 11 years of experience in trauma, addiction, and dual diagnosis care. She approaches sessions with a human, nonjudgmental stance and meets people where they are. She invites honest, messy stories alongside moments of joy and progress. She frames behaviors like substance use or self-harm as learned survival skills rather than fixed identity.

Anna centers a client-centered style that adapts to each person's needs instead of offering one-size-fits-all techniques. She pays attention to life layers such as grief, identity, and the stress of caregiving. Conversations focus on understanding how thoughts and everyday habits shape choices and feeling stuck.

Her background includes work with PTSD, complicated grief, anxiety, depression, autism, and addiction, among other concerns. She draws on approaches that emphasize attachment, mindfulness, and practical skills to manage intense emotions. The goal is to help people make changes that feel doable and relevant to their daily life.

In sessions she aims to be an advocate and steady presence - a partner who believes change is possible while holding a realistic view of how hard change can be. She avoids platitudes and instead helps clients identify goals they want and build steps toward them.

Outside clinical work she holds a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing and spends free time riding her horse, Henry. That blend of creativity and grounded experience informs a warm, pragmatic therapeutic style.

How different approaches guide online work

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in close relationships and how early connections shape current reactions. It can help people understand attachment issues and improve how they relate to others. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and everyday habits and then testing new ways of thinking and acting to reduce distress. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR, is a trauma-focused approach that works with distressing memories and the feelings attached to them.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Anna collaborates with each person to figure out which methods fit their goals and preferences. She adapts techniques rather than sticking to a fixed plan, and she invites clients to give feedback about what is and isn't working.

Practical benefits of online therapy can include easier scheduling, fewer commute constraints, and the ability to fit sessions into a busy week. Because the biography does not list specific session formats, confirm which formats are offered before booking. The focus of remote work remains the same: using attachment, CBT, or EMDR strategies to help manage symptoms, change everyday habits, and work toward goals in ways that fit day-to-day life.