About Anna
Anna Vardakis is a licensed clinical social worker based in New Jersey who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and addiction. She supports those dealing with relationship and family difficulties, trauma and abuse, intimacy concerns, sleep problems, low self-esteem, and major life changes. Her practice also includes work with LGBT clients and people affected by HIV/AIDS.
Anna uses a straightforward, collaborative style in sessions. She listens closely and helps people set clear, doable goals.
Background and approach
Conversations focus on immediate problems and practical steps to feel better between meetings. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot unhelpful thinking and change reactions. Dialectical Behavior Therapy provides tools for managing strong emotions and building coping skills.
Client-Centered Therapy shapes the work with empathy and respect for each person's pace. With seven years of experience, Anna brings steady clinical perspective without jargon. She aims to make therapy feel approachable and useful from the first visit.
People can expect clear feedback, skill-building exercises, and room to process difficult feelings. Sessions are offered through a mix of video calls, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs. Anna works with adults in New Jersey and conducts therapy in English.
How these approaches translate to online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on creating a respectful, non-judgmental space where the person leads the conversation and the therapist mirrors understanding. This approach helps people who need time to name their goals and feel heard before making changes.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It is practical and action-oriented, useful for anxiety, panic, low mood, and sleep problems because it teaches specific techniques to change unhelpful patterns.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, provides skills for managing intense emotions and improving communication. It is helpful for panic, trauma reactions, and relationship stress because it offers concrete tools for coping and grounding in difficult moments.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust the plan based on what works. Clients help set the pace and choose tools that feel usable in day-to-day life.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for face-to-face conversation and skills practice, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, live chat and text messaging offer quick check-ins or support between sessions. These options make therapy more flexible for work schedules, caregiving, or limited travel, and allow therapists to use exercises and worksheets in ways that suit each person's routine.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also works with
- 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
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- New Jersey
- Languages
- English