About Anna
Anna Vardakis is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage anxiety, stress, depression, and life changes. She is based in New Jersey and works with adults facing relationship strain, grief, trauma, addiction concerns, and challenges with sleep or self-esteem. She takes a straightforward and collaborative approach in sessions.
Conversations focus on what is hard now and on practical steps that can ease daily life. She listens first, then helps people decide which skills or strategies to try next.
Background and approach
Anna uses methods that help people notice unhelpful thoughts, practice new coping skills, and improve communication. She often draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to change thought and behavior patterns. She also uses Client-Centered Therapy to keep the work focused on each person’s goals.
For people dealing with strong emotions or repeated patterns, she brings in Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to teach emotion regulation and distress tolerance. These tools are offered in small, teachable steps that people can use between sessions. Her practice includes attention to concerns related to HIV and AIDS, panic attacks, post-traumatic stress, intimacy-related issues, and LGBT-related stressors.
Sessions aim to build everyday coping skills, clearer communication, and steadier routines. Anna has seven years of clinical experience as an LCSW. She prefers a practical, empathetic style that focuses on what will make life feel more manageable day to day.
Approaches and online therapy that fit your life
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person and their goals. The therapist listens without judgment and helps the client steer the conversation toward what matters most. This approach is useful when someone needs space to explore feelings and decide priorities.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and actions affect feelings. It teaches concrete strategies to challenge unhelpful thoughts and build new habits. CBT can be especially helpful for anxiety, panic attacks, sleep problems, and low mood.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clear communication skills. Those tools can help when emotions feel overwhelming or when patterns keep repeating.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, try techniques together, and adjust the plan based on what helps. Clients are invited to give feedback so the focus stays useful and practical.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions let people work face to face from wherever they are. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging allow for ongoing support between sessions or a written way to process thoughts. These formats make scheduling more flexible and help therapy fit into busy lives.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- HIV / AIDS
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- New Jersey
- Languages
- English
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