Frances Anastasi

Frances Anastasi is a highly skilled Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over eighteen years of experience in therapy, specializing in helping individuals of all ages, from children to elders, navigate through their emotional challenges. She understands that many difficulties stem from unconscious thoughts and feelings, as well as outdated defenses developed in childhood to shield oneself from hurt. These defenses, while once helpful, can hinder self-awareness and impede the constructive resolution of various issues, potentially contributing to low self-esteem, anxiety, depression, and addictive behaviors. Frances excels in assisting her clients in developing healthier coping skills that enable them to identify their defenses, explore their underlying feelings, and rediscover their authentic selves. Her therapeutic approach is eclectic, integrating psychoanalytic methods with cognitive-behavioral strategies tailored to the unique needs of her clients. With extensive experience in supporting children, teens, and adults, as well as couples facing anxiety, trauma, relationship issues, and loss, Frances blends her clinical knowledge with two decades of social work expertise, having worked within foster care, criminal justice, and domestic violence shelters. Her commitment to fostering healthy relationships is evidenced by her development of shelters for abused women and children and her facilitation of groups for men who struggle with abusive behaviors.