Dr. Anna Ruggirello , LPC, LCPC

Dr. Anna Ruggirello is a licensed counselor with sixteen years of clinical experience who focuses on helping people navigate grief, relationship challenges, anxiety, depression, trauma, and life transitions. She holds LPC and LCPC credentials - LPC stands for Licensed Professional Counselor and LCPC stands for Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor - and brings a warm, compassionate style to her work that emphasizes respect, encouragement, and practical support.

Throughout her career she has worked in a range of clinical settings and centers her approach on meeting each person where they are. She draws on evidence-based methods such as cognitive behavioral strategies, dialectical behavior skills, and client-centered techniques to teach coping skills, foster emotional regulation, and support meaningful change. She also offers supportive grief work and helps clients explore meaning after loss.

Dr. Ruggirello aims to create a welcoming space where people feel heard and guided while they build new strengths. She emphasizes collaboration and helps clients identify next steps, whether that means developing mindfulness practices, improving communication in relationships, or managing stress and sleep difficulties. She provides therapy through messaging, live chat, phone, and video sessions, and is accepting new clients, including international clients.

She does not provide diagnostic paperwork or documentation for insurance reimbursement, attorneys, medical providers, or agencies, so those needing that type of documentation should seek services that can supply it.

Therapeutic approaches and remote care with Dr. Ruggirello

Dr. Ruggirello uses client-centered therapy to create a supportive, nonjudgmental space where the client s perspective guides the work; this approach is useful for building self-awareness, strengthening motivation, and exploring personal values. She also applies cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), which focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress. In addition, dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) skills are used to teach practical tools for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improving interpersonal effectiveness, particularly helpful for intense emotions and relationship difficulties.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process and Dr. Ruggirello treats selection of methods as collaborative. She works with each person to determine which strategies align with their goals, needs, and preferences, and adjusts methods over time as progress unfolds.

Online therapy with Dr. Ruggirello offers flexibility and accessibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, maintain continuity during life changes, and access licensed professionals from different locations while still receiving focused, skill-based care.