Dr. Anna Ruggirello, LPC, LCPC

Dr. Anna Ruggirello is a licensed professional counselor with 16 years of experience who offers warm, compassionate care for adults navigating stress, loss, relationship challenges, and life transitions. She holds LPC and LCPC credentials - LPC meaning Licensed Professional Counselor and LCPC meaning Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor - and is also a certified grief counselor, reflecting focused training in bereavement support. She has worked in a variety of clinical settings and centers her practice on treating each person with respect and individualized attention.

She helps people manage anxiety, depression, relationship conflict, trauma and abuse, sleeping difficulties, anger, and low self-esteem, and also addresses concerns such as career stress, caregiver fatigue, ADHD, and coping with major life changes. Dr. Ruggirello integrates client-centered approaches with evidence-informed methods including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, mindfulness techniques, the Gottman Method for relationships, motivational interviewing, solution-focused strategies, and trauma-focused interventions. She emphasizes practical skills like mindfulness and coping strategies to promote a greater sense of calm, confidence, and forward movement.

Her style is supportive and encouraging; she works collaboratively to help clients find meaning, set achievable goals, and build resilience. She treats each person as unique and sensitive and makes time to listen carefully to each individual narrative. Dr. Ruggirello does not provide diagnostic paperwork or documentation for insurance reimbursement, medical offices, attorneys, or agencies, and those seeking such documentation will need to pursue those services elsewhere. She offers counseling via messaging, live chat, phone, and video, and is accepting new clients, including international clients.