About Anna
Anna Vardakis is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, and low self-esteem. She is based in New Jersey and works with issues like relationship strain, family conflict, trauma and abuse, and intimacy concerns. Her style is warm and collaborative.
Sessions focus on what matters most to the person in front of her. She listens, asks practical questions, and helps people try small changes that can improve daily life.
How Anna works
Anna uses approaches that aim to change unhelpful thoughts, strengthen coping skills, and build emotional awareness. She draws on client-centered methods that let people lead the pace of work. She also uses cognitive behavioral strategies to identify thought patterns and DBT skills for managing strong emotions and improving communication.
Over seven years of practice have given her direct experience with stress, panic, post-traumatic stress, and concerns tied to HIV and AIDS. She supports people dealing with sleep problems, intimacy-related worries, and difficult life transitions. People who choose her can expect straightforward conversation and focused tools to try between sessions.
Her goal is to help clients build resilience and practical ways to handle day-to-day challenges. Sessions are offered in English and originate from her New Jersey practice.
Anna lists 3 ways of working on the entry:
What Anna works with
The areas below are the ones Anna selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- 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
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 7 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New Jersey |
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Online support options
How Anna’s approaches work online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on understanding the person's priorities and pacing work to their comfort. It helps people who need a listening space and want to choose what to address first.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior. It helps with anxiety, panic, low mood, and unhelpful thought patterns by teaching practical ways to test and change those thoughts.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, offers skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication. These techniques are useful for intense emotions, panic, and relationship stress.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will collaborate with the client to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That choice can shift over time as goals change and progress is reviewed.
Online sessions are offered by licensed professionals using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Chat or text work well for brief check-ins or when a written exchange feels more manageable. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into a busy life.
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