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LCSW, LICSW

Anita Aasen, LCSW, LICSW

  • Experience30 years
  • LocationNew York
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Grief
  • Therapy approachesClient-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
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About Anita

Anita Aasen is a licensed clinical social worker with three decades of professional experience. Based in New York, she brings a steady, compassionate presence to work with individuals, couples, and families facing life transitions, losses, and persistent stressors.

Background and approach

Her practice addresses a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and family problems, addiction issues, ADHD, and coping with major life changes. Drawing on Client-Centered principles alongside cognitive and behavioral methods, she emphasizes practical skills and personal strengths while validating each client's unique story.

Anita has a background in substance use counseling and familiarity with recovery programs, and she integrates approaches such as DBT strategies and solution-focused techniques when helpful. Her style balances empathy and gentle challenge, encouraging resilience, humor, and moments of gratitude as part of healing and growth.

She accepts international clients and offers sessions in English. With a 30-year career and dual licensure as LCSW and LICSW, Anita aims to help clients move toward clearer priorities, improved coping, and renewed purpose as they write the next chapter of their lives.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care



Anita uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify and shift unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors; this method is often useful for anxiety, depression, sleep concerns, and managing mood symptoms. She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy, which prioritizes empathic listening and collaboration so clients can explore values, build self-understanding, and discover their own solutions. When appropriate, elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy are introduced to strengthen emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Anita works together with each person to evaluate goals, preferences, and practical needs, adjusting methods over time so therapy remains focused and relevant. She aims to match interventions to the problem at hand rather than rely on a single fixed model.

Online appointments are offered via video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity through life changes, allow access from various locations including international clients, and support ongoing skill practice between sessions.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?
Anita works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship and family problems, addictions, ADHD, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach combines empathy with practical skill-building, blending client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral and solution-focused techniques to help clients identify strengths and next steps.
What is her professional background?
She has 30 years of clinical experience, including work as a substance abuse counselor and training in cognitive behavioral methods and mindfulness.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She practices from New York and holds the credentials LCSW and LICSW with license details ME LCSW LC21283 and VT LICSW 089.0134705 listed.
Does she work with clients who live outside the country?
Yes, she accepts international clients and provides services in English for those joining from other countries.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session based on the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyGriefSelf esteemDepressionCompassion fatigue

Also works with

AddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingADHD

Additional focus areas

CancerCommunication problemsFamily problemsHospice and end-of-life counselingLife purposeMulticultural concernsPostpartum depressionSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Gottman MethodSolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

30+ years

Licensed

New York, Maine, Vermont, Utah

Languages

English

What Anita can help with

Anita Aasen works with clients on stress and anxiety, grief, self esteem, depression, and compassion fatigue.

Anita works with individuals, families, and couples.

Anita works with grief work, stress reduction, self esteem, depression, anxiety, and PTSD.

How Anita approaches therapy

Anita's clinical approaches include Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Gottman Method, and Solution-Focused Therapy.

Experience and training

Anita is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in New York, with 30 years of clinical experience.