- CBT and REBT methods
- Focus on social anxiety
- Practical skill building
About Anastasia
Anastasia Maravelias-Kakos is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in New Jersey with 22 years of experience. She has worked in private practice, schools, and community settings. She helps people with stress, anxiety, grief, self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes, and also focuses on caregiver stress, communication problems, divorce and separation, isolation and loneliness, panic attacks, self-love, and social anxiety and phobia.
She uses a direct and interactive style in sessions. Conversations aim to be practical and focused on problem solving. Anastasia combines cognitive-behavioral methods with rational-emotive ideas and humanistic perspectives to address thoughts, behaviors, and personal values.
In practice she helps people notice thought patterns that increase worry or avoidance. She works on skills for managing panic and for approaching feared social situations step by step. Sessions also include attention to relationships and communication when those areas cause stress.
Anastasia draws on her experience in schools and community settings to suggest doable changes for everyday life. She helps clients set concrete goals and track small progress over time. The approach is collaborative and paced to each person’s needs.
Her work is offered in English from New Jersey. Fees vary by location and use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
How evidence-based methods translate to online sessions
Anastasia works from well-known, evidence-informed techniques that focus on changing unhelpful thinking and building coping skills. Cognitive-behavioral approaches look at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and introduce practical exercises to reduce anxiety and panic symptoms.She also uses rational-emotive ideas that challenge rigid or extreme beliefs and encourage more flexible thinking. Those methods can help with social anxiety by reducing fear-driven expectations about being judged. Humanistic elements bring attention to personal values and choices, helping people reconnect with what matters to them beyond symptoms.
Finding the right mix of methods is part of the process. Anastasia will work with each person to pick approaches that match their goals, pace, and preferences. That collaboration helps decide which techniques to emphasize and how quickly to move from learning skills to practicing them in real situations.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, permit shorter check-ins when time is tight, and reduce the need to travel. Therapists can also use online time to assign brief between-session exercises and review progress together.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Experience
22+ years
Listed in
New Jersey
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes. Additional areas include caregiver stress, communication problems, panic attacks, and social anxiety and phobia.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is interactive and person-focused, with conversations aimed at problem solving and skill building. She blends practical techniques with attention to personal values.
How much experience does she have?
She has 22 years of professional work experience across private practice, schools, and community settings.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in New Jersey and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How are sessions billed?
Fees vary by location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session through the provided booking steps.