About Aniela
Aniela LaTraverse is a licensed clinical social worker (LICSW) based in Massachusetts who supports people facing anxiety and many related concerns. She talks with clients in a calm, nonjudgmental way and focuses on practical steps to ease stress and daily struggle. Her style is warm and reflective, aimed at helping someone feel heard and understood before moving toward goals.
She has ten years of experience working with a wide range of difficulties, including trauma and abuse, depression, mood disorders, grief, and addiction.
Background and approach
She also helps with relationship and intimacy questions, parenting stress, career issues, and the strain that comes from caregiving or serious illness. In sessions she avoids stigmatizing labels and meets each person where they are. Treatment plans are tailored to the individual and shifted as needs change.
She draws from different ways of working so the focus stays practical and relevant to everyday life. Her approach blends client-centered listening with focused techniques from psychodynamic work and motivational interviewing. She can also use strategies from trauma-focused therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy when those fit a person's goals.
The emphasis is on clear goals, skills to manage symptoms, and building strengths. People who come to her can expect straightforward conversation about what is most pressing. Together they set steps that fit the person's routine and values.
She supports each person through the process of change with respect and steady attention.
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a respectful connection. Online sessions let that conversation happen through video, phone, chat, or text so people can speak at their own pace and in a format that fits their day.Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches specific skills for managing intense emotions and improving relationships. In remote sessions those skills can be practiced between meetings and reviewed together during video or messaging check-ins to reinforce progress.
Motivational Interviewing helps people find their own reasons to make changes. It uses short, goal-oriented conversations that work well over phone or chat when someone needs focused support to move toward next steps.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and practical needs, then try strategies that match the person's situation. Plans are adjusted over time based on what helps most.
Online therapy offers flexibility - video calls for in-depth sessions, phone for lower bandwidth or hands-free check-ins, live chat for brief conversations, and text messaging for ongoing support between meetings. These options make it easier to fit sessions into work, caregiving, or medical schedules while keeping a steady therapeutic relationship.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Massachusetts
- Languages
- English
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