- Client-centered approach
- Grief-informed care
- Practical coping skills
About Anita
Anita Aasen is a licensed clinical social worker with over 30 years of experience in helping people through major life changes. She practices from New York and brings a steady, practical approach to conversations about stress, grief, and relationship strain. Anita uses everyday language and straightforward guidance to help people take the next step in their lives.
Her background includes long experience in substance use counseling and familiarity with recovery programs such as the 12-step approach and SMART Recovery. She also holds certificates in grief-informed care and advanced grief counseling, which inform how she supports people facing loss and end-of-life concerns.
Anita combines Client-Centered Therapy with tools from cognitive behavioral methods and mindfulness. She focuses on building on a person’s strengths and spotting small, useful shifts that reduce anxiety and improve mood. Sessions often include practical coping strategies and clear steps to practice between meetings.
Humor and gratitude are part of her style when appropriate, and she pays attention to spiritual values when clients want that included. She has experience addressing parenting strain, career transitions, bipolar mood concerns, postpartum depression, and multicultural issues.
People who choose Anita can expect a collaborative, down-to-earth process. She helps identify realistic goals and creates simple, actionable plans to meet them. International clients may be supported; confirm current session options before booking.
How Anita’s approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes being heard and understood first. In practice this means the therapist listens closely, reflects what she hears, and helps the person set their own goals. This approach can support people dealing with grief, anxiety, or major life transitions by creating a steady, respectful space to talk.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and trying small behavior changes. It often involves homework or short experiments between sessions to reduce anxiety, tackle sleeping problems, or manage low mood.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, brings skills for emotion regulation and managing intense moments. It can be useful for coping with strong emotions, relationship conflicts, and self-directed harm thoughts when those concerns arise.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then try strategies collaboratively and adjust over time. That way the plan fits the person's life and needs.
The original biography did not list specific session formats, so confirm available online or remote options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, shorten commutes, allow brief check-ins when needed, and let people use quieter surroundings or lower-bandwidth connections. Licensed professionals, including therapists, can offer the same therapeutic tools online as in person while helping clients apply them to daily life.
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Experience
30+ years
Listed in
New York, Maine, Vermont, Utah
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Anita commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, compassion fatigue, addictions, relationship and family problems, trauma and abuse, sleeping issues, parenting strain, anger, career worries, bipolar concerns, ADHD, and related life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is client-centered and collaborative, focused on listening first and finding practical steps next. Sessions often mix compassionate listening with tools from cognitive behavioral approaches and mindfulness.
How much experience does she have?
She has over 30 years of professional experience, including work as a substance abuse counselor and long-term practice with grief and life transition issues.
What credentials and location should I know about?
She holds LCSW and LICSW credentials and practices from New York.
Which languages and international clients are supported?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options with the platform before booking.
How does the cost structure work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.