Anita Aasen, LCSW, LICSW - Therapist in New York

About Anita

Anita Aasen is a licensed clinical social worker with three decades of experience helping people through major life changes. She brings calm, practical support when stress, grief, anxiety, or depression make daily life harder. Anita practices in New York and offers sessions in English for clients in other places as well.

Her background includes long experience with addiction and recovery work and training in cognitive behavioral therapy. She uses evidence-based techniques to help people spot unhelpful patterns and try new ways of coping.

Background and approach

Anita also draws on client-centered principles, working at the clients pace. Parents and individuals dealing with family conflict or parenting strain can expect straightforward help that focuses on everyday problems. She also supports people facing cancer, hospice and end-of-life concerns, postpartum depression, and multicultural challenges.

Anita pays attention to practical needs like sleep and career stress as well as emotional issues. Her sessions often mix skills practice with space to talk about feelings and losses. She views setbacks as opportunities to find strengths and learning.

Humor and gratitude are sometimes part of the work when they feel right. Anita holds LCSW and LICSW credentials and has substantial training in grief-informed care and advanced grief counseling. Over the years she has also studied mindfulness, the 12-step approach, and alternative recovery programs such as SMART Recovery.

Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth.

Therapeutic approaches for online care

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person's experience, helping them feel heard and guiding the work at their pace. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, teaches practical skills to spot unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors that keep problems going; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work, and Anita will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals and comfort level. She combines listening with skill-building so clients can test new ways of coping between sessions. This decision is made together and can shift as needs change.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit busy lives and different communication preferences. These options make it easier to keep regular appointments, practice skills in real time, and touch base during stressful periods. The flexibility helps people balance treatment with parenting, work, and other responsibilities while working toward clearer routines and better coping.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Anita help with?

Anita addresses stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and family problems, parenting strain, addiction and recovery issues, trauma and abuse, bipolar disorder, and related concerns.

How would you describe her therapy style?

She blends client-centered listening with practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and other approaches to help people change unhelpful patterns and feel better day to day.

What experience does she bring to sessions?

She has 30 years of clinical experience, including work in substance abuse counseling and long-term practice with grief and life-change issues.

What are Anita's credentials and where is she based?

Anita holds LCSW and LICSW credentials and practices from New York. Credential details include ME LCSW LC21283 and VT LICSW 089.0134705.

In which language are sessions offered?

Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts clients from other countries as well.

Which session formats are available?

Therapy can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.

How is cost handled for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with Anita?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapists availability.

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Experience: 30 years
Licensed: New York, Maine, Vermont, Utah
Languages: English

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