Anna Vardakis, LCSW

Licensed in New Jersey · 7 years in practice

Anna Vardakis is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, and depression.

License and registration

LCSW, New Jersey: 44SC06077600 · expires August 2026
NPI: 1306576228 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 7
Languages: English

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About Anna

Anna Vardakis is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, and depression. She also supports those coping with relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, intimacy challenges, sleeping problems, and self-esteem issues. Anna practices in New Jersey and offers care in English.

Her style is warm and collaborative. She listens first, then helps clients set goals they can manage. Sessions focus on practical steps and small changes that add up over time.

Background and approach

The tone is straightforward and geared toward parents and busy adults seeking clear guidance. Anna uses a mix of approaches based on each person's needs. She draws from client-centered work to prioritize what matters to the client.

She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and DBT skills to improve emotional regulation and coping in stressful moments. Her experience includes seven years in clinical practice and direct work with people affected by HIV and AIDS. That background informs her approach to sensitive health and relationship issues.

Anna aims to help people build coping skills and steadier routines. In sessions she breaks down concerns into manageable parts. Together with clients she practices new communication habits, coping strategies for panic and trauma symptoms, and steps to improve sleep and daily structure.

The focus is on realistic changes that fit daily life.

Focus areas and approaches

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Online support

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Anna blends client-centered work and cognitive behavioral therapy to help people understand what matters to them and change patterns that cause distress. Client-centered work focuses on the client's goals and priorities, creating space to talk through concerns and decide what to work on. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at thoughts, feelings, and behaviors to find small experiments and practical changes that reduce anxiety, panic, and depressive symptoms.

She also draws on dialectical behavior therapy - DBT - for emotional regulation and coping skills when feelings feel overwhelming. DBT offers concrete tools for managing intense emotions, improving relationships, and tolerating distress without making things worse. Choosing the right approach is a team effort; she works together with each person to tailor methods based on needs, goals, and preferences rather than using one fixed method.

Online sessions use video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and comfort levels. Video mirrors an in-person conversation for deeper work while phone calls use less bandwidth and can fit into a busy day. Live chat and text messaging support quick check-ins, skill practice, and ongoing reminders between longer sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent and to apply skills in real life.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does she help with?

She supports people with stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, grief, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, sleep problems, self-esteem, and coping with life changes.

What is her therapeutic approach and style?

She uses a collaborative, compassionate style that focuses on listening, goal-setting, and practical steps. Approaches include client-centered work, cognitive behavioral strategies, and DBT skills.

How long has she been practicing?

She has seven years of clinical experience working with a range of concerns and life situations.

Where is she licensed and based?

She is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) practicing in New Jersey.

Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?

Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for flexible appointment styles.

How does billing and cost work?

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