About Ann
Ann Marburger is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in New York. She has nine years of experience helping people manage stress and anxiety. Ann aims to make the first steps into therapy easier for people who feel overwhelmed.
She works with concerns such as relationship strain, family conflict, grief, and major life changes. Ann also addresses body image, chronic pain or illness, fertility and reproductive stress, and issues related to guilt, shame, and forgiveness.
Background and approach
She tailors conversations and plans to each person's situation. Sessions are focused on practical ways to cope and move forward. Ann listens for what matters most and helps people find small, usable steps to try between meetings.
She keeps language clear and avoids jargon so it is easier to apply new ideas in daily life. Her approach is respectful and sensitive to each person’s background and pace. Ann believes progress often comes from steady, realistic changes rather than quick fixes.
She encourages people to notice what helps and to adjust the plan as needed. For people dealing with stress, anxiety, bereavement, or life transitions, Ann offers a calm, direct way of working. She invites clients to shape the goals and the pace, and to return to what matters as their needs evolve.
Approaches and how online sessions work
Ann uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on helping people manage symptoms and make practical changes. One common approach emphasizes learning concrete coping skills for anxiety and stress, such as breathing strategies, pacing activities, and breaking down overwhelming tasks into smaller steps. This can help when anxious thoughts interrupt daily life.Another approach centers on working through grief, loss, and major life transitions by creating a plan to process strong emotions and rebuild routines. That method often involves examining current supports, identifying meaningful routines, and finding small actions that restore a sense of control.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist and client will talk about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before, then select techniques that match those needs. Plans are adjusted over time based on progress and feedback.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls allow fuller conversation and visual cues when helpful, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in fits better. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief updates, homework questions, or when writing feels easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep momentum between sessions.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Body image
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Commitment issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Post-traumatic stress
- Women's issues
- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English
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