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LMFT

Mariana Scutaru, LMFT

  • Experience9 years
  • LocationPennsylvania
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Relationship
  • Therapy approachesAttachment-Based Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy
  • LanguagesEnglish, Spanish, and Romanian
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About Mariana

Mariana Scutaru is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) based in Pennsylvania who focuses on a broad range of concerns including stress, anxiety, relationship and family difficulties, trauma and abuse, depression, LGBT issues, intimacy, parenting, self-esteem, career challenges, compassion fatigue, and ADHD.

Background and approach

With nine years of clinical experience, she brings an integrative lens that blends emotion-focused exploration with practical coping tools to help people navigate the effects of painful experiences and life transitions. Her practice emphasizes compassionate listening and helping clients access authentic feelings that may have been shaped by early wounds and attachment ruptures.

Mariana uses client-centered and attachment-informed techniques to create an accepting environment where emotional processing is prioritized, while also drawing on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and family-systems ideas to identify patterns and teach skills for improved communication and daily functioning. She has worked in community and university settings and tailors her approach to meet each person’s needs and goals.

Sessions are offered in English, Spanish, and Romanian, and Mariana supports people seeking to understand how past experiences influence current functioning and relationships. She frames therapy as a collaborative process aimed at increasing self-awareness, strengthening relationships, and building practical strategies for coping and growth.

How attachment work and CBT translate to online therapy

Mariana often uses attachment-based and client-centered methods to help people explore relational patterns and access authentic emotion. Attachment-based work focuses on how early relationships shape current ways of relating and can be useful for healing intimacy, abandonment, and attachment concerns. Client-centered therapy emphasizes respect, empathy, and a non-judgmental stance so clients can feel heard while they explore difficult feelings.

She also integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to translate emotional insights into concrete coping strategies. CBT helps identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and supports the development of skills for managing anxiety, depression, impulsivity, and everyday stress. Together these approaches allow for both deep emotional processing and practical skill building in online sessions.

Finding the right combination of methods is collaborative: the therapist and client will evaluate goals, preferences, and responses to different techniques and adjust the plan over time. Online formats such as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging provide flexibility for scheduling and allow people to access therapy from where they are. These options can make it easier to maintain regular contact, practice skills between sessions, and fit care into busy lives.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and family issues, LGBT concerns, intimacy problems, parenting, self-esteem, career challenges, compassion fatigue, and ADHD among other related areas.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach combines compassionate, client-centered listening with attachment-informed work to help people access and process emotions while exploring how early experiences shape current patterns.
What is her clinical background and experience?
She has nine years of experience and has worked in community and university settings treating anxiety, depression, trauma, sexual abuse, family and communication challenges.
What credentials and location are listed for her?
She is an LMFT licensed in Pennsylvania with licence number PA LMFT MF001113 and practices from that state.
Which languages can clients use in sessions?
She offers therapy in English, Spanish, and Romanian, and is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available with this therapist?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different communication preferences.
How are fees and payment 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 steps to begin working with her?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseDepression

Also works with

LGBTIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMood disordersMulticultural concernsPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Narrative TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

9+ years

Licensed

Pennsylvania

Languages

English, Spanish, Romanian

What Mariana can help with

Mariana Scutaru works with clients on stress and anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, and depression.

Mariana works with anxiety, depression, sexual abuse, and trauma.

How Mariana approaches therapy

Mariana's clinical approaches include Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Narrative Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy.

Experience and training

Mariana is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist practicing in Pennsylvania.