Ann Marburger
Compassionate help for family and life changes
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed in
- New York
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Ann
Ann Marburger is a licensed clinical social worker who supports people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, family conflicts, grief, and major life changes. She practices in New York and speaks English. She offers a respectful and compassionate style and aims to make the first contact feel manageable for someone who may be nervous about starting therapy.
Her approach centers on meeting each person where they are. Sessions are shaped around the individual’s needs rather than a fixed script.
Background and approach
She tailors conversation and care so practical steps feel useful and relevant to daily life. Ann draws on nine years of experience to help people sort through difficult transitions and family tensions. That experience includes work related to body image, chronic pain or illness, fertility concerns, and issues that follow separation or divorce.
She also has experience with trauma related concerns such as post-traumatic stress and problems that arise from family of origin patterns. In sessions she pays attention to feelings like guilt, shame, and difficulties with trust or commitment. She helps people identify coping strategies and small changes that can reduce stress at home and work.
Her style is warm and direct, with an emphasis on respectful listening. Therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. To begin, a person completes a short matching questionnaire and schedules according to the therapist’s availability.
Therapeutic techniques and online care that fit family challenges
Ann uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques focused on practical change and emotional processing. One common approach is structured problem-solving, which breaks big family or life issues into manageable steps and helps identify clear next actions. This method is useful for reducing day-to-day stress and improving communication patterns.She also uses trauma-informed strategies to help people work through painful memories and strong emotions. These techniques aim to reduce distress and build coping skills after difficult experiences like loss, separation, or events that lead to post-traumatic stress symptoms.
Finding the right method is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose approaches that match their goals, preferences, and the realities of their family and life situation. Plans are adjusted over time based on what helps most.
Online therapy offers practical benefits for busy households and people managing complex schedules. Video calls let participants see facial cues and body language, while phone sessions remove the need for video. Live chat and text-based messaging support shorter check-ins and flexible communication during the week. These options make it easier to keep continuity of care and fit sessions into daily life.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also works with
- Body image
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Commitment issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Post-traumatic stress
- Women's issues
- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English
Next step
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- Stop at any point