Anastasia Maravelias-Kakos is a licensed professional counselor practicing in New Jersey with 22 years of experience.
01About Anastasia
Anastasia Maravelias-Kakos is a licensed professional counselor practicing in New Jersey with 22 years of experience. She has worked across independent practice, schools, and community settings. She focuses on straightforward support for people facing stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, and life changes.
Her style is warm, client-centered, and interactive. Sessions are practical and conversational. She listens closely, helps clarify goals, and builds a plan with each person.
She uses a blend of cognitive-behavioral and rational-emotive ideas alongside humanistic principles.
Background and approach
That means identifying unhelpful thinking patterns, trying new coping skills, and also looking at values and strengths. The mix is adjusted to fit what each person needs. Anastasia also addresses caregiver stress, communication problems, divorce and separation, isolation and loneliness, panic attacks, social anxiety, and self-love work.
She works to make goals feel realistic and achievable. Progress is checked regularly so sessions stay focused on what matters. People who choose her can expect a respectful and compassionate space to talk through hard things.
She helps people find practical tools and small steps toward feeling better. The work begins with a conversation about what the person hopes to change and how to get there.
02Credentials
- LPC (New Jersey)
- License 37PC00046000 · expires November 2026
- NPI
- 1598940587 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
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04Online support
How evidence-based approaches work online
She uses cognitive-behavioral techniques to help people spot and change unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors; this approach works well for anxiety, depression, panic attacks, and social fears. She also draws on rational-emotive ideas to challenge rigid beliefs that fuel distress and reduce emotional intensity. Humanistic elements focus on values, personal strengths, and building a respectful therapeutic relationship to guide longer-term growth.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Anastasia will listen to your goals and preferences and suggest a mix of methods that fit your situation. You and the therapist decide collaboratively what to try and adjust plans as progress is made.
Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues help the work. Phone sessions can be used when bandwidth or camera use is difficult. Live chat or text-based messaging can support brief check-ins, skill practice, or times when typed conversation feels easier. These options let people connect from different locations and choose the format that suits their schedule and comfort.
05Questions people ask
What concerns does Anastasia commonly help with?
She helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes. She also focuses on caregiver stress, communication problems, divorce and separation, isolation and loneliness, panic attacks, social anxiety, and self-love work.
How would you describe her approach in sessions?
Her style is warm, client-centered, and interactive. She combines practical skills practice with gentle reflection to help people change thinking and behavior patterns.
What is her professional background?
She has 22 years of professional experience working in independent practice, schools, and community settings. That range has shaped a flexible, practical approach to care.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor - LPC - practicing in New Jersey.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients and works with people located where New Jersey licensure applies.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does cost and scheduling work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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