Anna Marasco

Anna Marasco is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 11 years of experience in trauma, dual diagnosis, and addiction. She takes a human-centered approach and aims to understand the behaviors people use to cope. She invites clients to bring both the hard parts and the joys of their lives to sessions. Anna presents herself as a steady, supportive presence while encouraging clients to do their own work.

Her practice focuses on stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, and depression. She also works with issues like attachment concerns, dissociation, autism and Asperger syndrome, caregiver stress, and personality-related struggles. Her background includes helping people navigate PTSD, complicated grief, substance use, suicidality, and transitions such as identity and life changes.

Anna blends client-centered and attachment-informed ways of working to fit each person she sees. She views difficult behaviors as learned survival skills rather than fixed identities, and she aims to reduce shame while building new options. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy tools may be used when they match a person's goals.

She values plain talk over jargon and avoids offering canned fixes. Sessions tend to focus on what matters most to the client and practical steps toward those goals. Anna describes her role as advocate and steady support - she helps guide and believe in a client's capacity to change.

Outside of clinical work she holds a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing and enjoys horseback riding with her horse, Henry. She works in Utah and conducts sessions in English.

How Anna's Approaches Translate to Online Care

Attachment-based work looks at how relationships shape feelings and behaviors. In sessions this means talking about relationship patterns, noticing how past bonds affect current reactions, and trying new ways of connecting. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. Online CBT sessions often include setting clear goals, practicing small behavior changes between meetings, and tracking progress. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) targets distressing memories; in practice the therapist helps a person process hard experiences and reduce their hold on daily life.

Finding the right approach is part of therapy. Anna will work collaboratively to pick methods that fit the client's needs, goals, and preferences. She adapts techniques rather than insisting on one path, and she helps clients try different strategies to see what works best.

Session logistics should be confirmed before booking since specific formats are not listed in the profile. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy days, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people use tools like worksheets, behavioral experiments, and in-the-moment skill coaching that support approaches such as CBT and attachment work. Ask about available session formats when you schedule to find the best fit for your routine.