- Client-centered care
- Trauma-informed approach
- Practical coping skills
About Anna
Anna Marasco is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 11 years of experience supporting people through addiction, trauma, and complex loss. She approaches each person with curiosity and respect, inviting both the difficult parts and the strengths they bring. Sessions aim to understand behaviors as learned survival skills rather than fixed identity. Anna works to create a space where clients can name goals and try new ways of coping without judgment.
Her style is rooted in client-centered and attachment-based ideas. She listens first, then helps people see patterns in relationships, coping, and emotion. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills are used when helpful to manage anxiety, mood, and intense emotion. EMDR is also part of her toolkit for processing trauma when that matches a client's needs.
Anna pays attention to the many layers that make a person who they are. That includes struggles with grief, depression, stress, codependency, and identity concerns. She names behaviors like substance use or self-harm as strategies people learned to survive, which opens room for change without shame.
She frames therapy as a partnership. Clients set the goals and Anna offers guidance, feedback, and advocacy. She uses plain language and practical steps rather than a one-size-fits-all list of coping tips.
Outside of clinical work she holds a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing and spends free time with her horse, Henry. Her practice is based in Utah and sessions are conducted in English.
Therapeutic approaches that work over distance
Anna uses attachment-based and client-centered methods to help people understand patterns in relationships and their own reactions. Attachment-based work focuses on how early and current relationships shape how someone connects and copes. Client-centered work means sessions follow the person's priorities and pace, with the therapist offering support and reflection rather than directing the process.She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for skills-building when needed. CBT breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors so a person can try small experiments and see what changes. These approaches can help with anxiety, depression, codependency, and trauma-related symptoms when used together or separately depending on needs.
Finding the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they choose methods and adjust them over time rather than sticking to a single plan.
If you are considering online sessions, confirm current session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when that is helpful. It can also let people use hands-on exercises, thought records, or emotion-regulation practices between sessions to support change.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
11+ years
Credentials
Utah
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Anna help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, and depression. Additional focuses include codependency, attachment issues, body image, and related challenges.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is humanistic and client-centered, meeting people where they are and avoiding judgement. She combines listening with practical skills from CBT and DBT when helpful.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
She has 11 years of clinical experience working across trauma, dual diagnosis, and addiction settings. That background informs how she supports people with complex or layered concerns.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a licensed clinical social worker, LCSW, licensed in Utah. Her practice is located in Utah.
Which languages are available for therapy?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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