- Stress and anxiety
- Relationship focus
- Strengths based
About Mara
Mara Sambugaro Framesqui is an LMHC licensed in New York with five years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people reduce stress and anxiety, improve self-esteem, and heal from depressive patterns. Mara aims to help clients notice small changes that add up and to take manageable steps toward a more hopeful life.
Mara emphasizes starting where a person is and building on strengths. She listens to each person's story and looks for patterns that keep them stuck. Together, she helps clients practice new ways of thinking and acting so life feels less overwhelming.
She often works on relationship and communication concerns, including issues that grow from attachment wounds, abandonment, or codependency. Mara also supports people navigating mood disorders, intrusive thoughts, and control or compulsive behaviors. Her approach is practical and paced to match each person's needs.
Mara draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques and focuses on making skills useful in everyday moments. Sessions include exploring personal history with compassion and trying out alternative responses to long-standing habits. Progress is usually gradual, and she encourages patience and regular practice.
She can conduct sessions in English, Italian, and Portuguese. People looking to begin are asked to complete the site's short matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability. Costs vary with location and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
Evidence-Based Approaches and Working Online
Many of Mara's methods come from evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on what helps people feel better in daily life. One common approach she uses centers on identifying and changing unhelpful patterns - looking at how past experiences shape current reactions and practicing new ways to respond. This can help with relationship challenges, codependency, and attachment concerns. Another approach focuses on skill-building for mood and anxiety management, teaching concrete tools to reduce overwhelm and improve emotional regulation.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Mara treats the choice of technique as collaborative and will help decide what fits best based on your goals, history, and preferences. She encourages trying methods in session and adapting them to what actually helps you outside therapy.
Session formats are not listed explicitly in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow more flexible timing for brief check-ins or longer sessions. Many people find remote sessions helpful for keeping therapy consistent while balancing work, family, and everyday life.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
5+ years
Credentials
New York
Languages
English, Italian, Portuguese
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Mara commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, low self-esteem, and depression. Additional focus areas include attachment struggles, codependency, compulsive behaviors, and related mood concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and person-centered. She listens to your history, identifies patterns, and helps you practice new, manageable ways to respond.
What is her clinical experience?
She has five years of experience working with mood disorders, attachment issues, self-harm history, anger and behavioral concerns, and self-esteem difficulties.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a licensed mental health counselor, LMHC, in New York and practices from that region.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, Italian, and Portuguese.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a session according to therapist availability.
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