Maria Picciotti, LCSW
Calm-focused, practical therapy for life challenges
Explore online therapy optionsWorks with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
How Maria works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Pennsylvania
- Years in practice
- 10
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Maria
Maria Picciotti is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Pennsylvania with ten years of licensed practice experience and a longer career in helping people. She focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, mood concerns like depression and bipolar, and issues around anger and self-esteem. Her style is warm and respectful and she aims to match care to each person’s needs.
She uses clear, straightforward conversation to help people notice what gets in the way of living the life they want.
Background and approach
Sessions are tailored to the individual and often include skills practice, behavior changes, and values-based goals. Maria draws on methods that help with managing emotions, improving relationships, and reducing repeated unhelpful patterns. Her background spans clinical settings where she supported people facing complex mental health challenges, chronic illness, and trauma histories.
That experience informs how she plans treatment and adapts tools to fit someone’s day-to-day life. She also brings experience addressing issues tied to sexuality and identity, including LGBT concerns. Maria commonly uses approaches that teach practical coping skills alongside work on long-term change.
She helps people work through compassion fatigue and the burnout that comes from caregiving or high-stress jobs. For people dealing with persistent worry or sudden anger, she offers concrete steps to calm reactions and rebuild confidence. People who want therapy online can work with her in English.
She accepts international clients and uses flexible session formats to fit different schedules and needs. To begin, a short questionnaire and a scheduled session help match goals and practical details.
What Maria works with
Everything Maria lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Maria's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- LGBT
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Antisocial personality
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Dissociation
- HIV / AIDS
- Mood disorders
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
Approaches Maria lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Practical approaches for online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on clarifying personal values and taking steps toward them even when uncomfortable feelings show up. It’s often used for anxiety, depression, and stress when people want more meaningful daily direction. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, targets the thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going by teaching concrete skills for changing thinking patterns and testing new actions in real life. CBT helps with worry, mood shifts, and many anxiety-related patterns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, offers emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills to manage intense reactions and improve relationships; it can be useful when strong emotions or impulsive behavior are a concern.Finding the best approach is a team effort. The therapist will listen to goals, try different techniques, and adjust the plan based on what feels most helpful. Clients and the therapist work together to choose methods that fit needs, pace, and comfort with different kinds of exercises.
Online therapy provides several practical benefits. Video calls let people use visual cues and teach skills in real time, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging make shorter check-ins possible and allow clients to share feelings or updates between sessions. These options create flexibility for scheduling, ongoing skills practice, and continuity of care when meeting in person is difficult.
Questions people ask about Maria
What concerns does she address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, bipolar disorder, depression, anger, and self-esteem issues, along with several related conditions.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her approach is warm and conversational, focusing on practical skills, behavior change, and values-based goals to reduce distress and improve daily functioning.
How much experience does she have?
She holds ten years of licensed professional experience and a longer overall career in behavioral health settings.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - LCSW - licensed in Pennsylvania and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she also accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.