Anne Guarino

Anne Guarino is a New York LCSW-R with 25 years in the human services field. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, grief, and life transitions. Her practice also addresses abandonment, attachment issues, caregiver stress, chronic illness, workplace problems, and questions about life purpose.

Anne uses practical tools alongside time for deeper reflection. Sessions include talking through current problems, learning skills to manage symptoms, and noticing patterns that keep old difficulties alive. She aims to help people handle immediate pressure while also examining longer-term relationship and meaning questions.

Her style is collaborative. She and the client decide together which approaches to try. That may mean short-term skill work for coping with anxiety or slower exploration of attachment and relationship patterns that affect day-to-day life.

Anne’s background includes many years supporting people through divorce, caregiving strain, chronic pain or illness, and midlife reevaluation. She brings that experience to practical problem solving, communication work, grief processing, and support during major life changes.

People who come when they feel stuck often find concrete steps to try between sessions. The focus can shift over time from handling stress to addressing what matters next in work, relationships, or personal values. To begin, clients are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.

How evidence-based approaches are used in online sessions

Anne draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that combine practical skill teaching with attention to relationship patterns. One approach focuses on skill-based strategies for anxiety and stress management, teaching breathing, grounding, and planning steps to reduce overwhelm and improve daily functioning. Another approach examines attachment and relationship patterns to understand how past hurts shape present interactions and to try different communication habits.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Anne will collaborate with each person to identify which techniques fit their current goals and preferences. That might mean trying short-term skills first, then shifting to deeper exploration if that feels useful.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - for example, shorter check-ins around a workday break or video sessions that save travel time. Phone sessions may be an option when less bandwidth or a quicker check-in is needed. Ask about the formats offered so sessions can be arranged to match practical needs and schedules.