Anna Carpentieri, LCSW

Anna Carpentieri is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in New York. She brings five years of practice to sessions and has used online therapy tools for over four years. Anna aims to help people who feel stuck by listening closely and working with them to find practical steps forward.

Her approach is warm and relaxed. She uses client-centered methods that let the person lead the pace and focus of work. She often pairs that with practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to spot unhelpful thinking and build new habits.

Anna also draws on dialectical behavior therapy and mindfulness, offering hands-on exercises like breathing, visualization, and guided journaling. She frames these tools as simple things people can try between sessions to manage stress and mood. Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented rather than overly formal.

Typical concerns Anna addresses include anxiety, stress, depression, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. She also supports people dealing with body image, eating and food issues, gender dysphoria, and loneliness. Communication problems and social anxiety are part of her focus as well.

Anna tailors her methods to each person’s preferences and needs. She encourages small, achievable steps and tracks progress together. People looking for a collaborative, down-to-earth therapist who combines talk with practical skills may find her approach fitting.

How practical approaches translate to online therapy

Anna often uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT provides clear steps and exercises that can be practiced between sessions, which many people find useful when managing anxiety or depression.

She also uses client-centered therapy, which means sessions focus on the person’s priorities and pace. This approach makes room for conversation and reflection so people can decide what goals feel right for them.

Dialectical behavior therapy tools are used when someone needs skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improving interpersonal communication. DBT-style skills can be taught and practiced in short exercises during online meetings or via messages between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will help figure out which methods match a person’s needs, goals, and preferences in a collaborative way. Plans can change as progress is made and priorities shift.

Online formats allow flexible ways to connect. Video calls let people work face to face, phone sessions can be lower bandwidth, and live chat or text-based messaging suit shorter check-ins or when typing feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life and to use skills in real time between sessions.