Dr. Anna Ruggirello
Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
About Anna
Doctor Anna M. Ruggirello LPC CGC
Hello and Welcome! I am a licensed professional counselor and certified grief counselor in the state of Pennsylvania. I have over 15 years of experience. I have worked in a variety of settings helping my patients, and I put my clients first! I believe in providing passionate care. I am warm and compassionate. I am here to encourage you if you are facing a depressive chapter in your life. I will encourage you and treat you with care and concern. Respect is important to me, and I will make certain you are treated warmly. I will provide the attention and time you deserve!
If you are facing anxiety, depression and relationship conflict, I can help. I can help you navigate anxious feelings to promote a sense of peace and confidence. I can help by teaching you mindfulness skills and focusing on what you need to do next. I promote finding meaning or trying to make sense of changes. I believe I can help you grow in a positive manner. I cheer and encourage all of my clients to reach their best!
Talking to someone about issues you are facing can be scary and intimidating. I will treat you as a unique sensitive person, and I will keep your narrative and journey confidential.
It takes courage and strength to reach out; I am here to help! I will dedicate our time to be meaningful and helpful.
Please note I provide a supportive type of counseling, and that should You need a diagnosis or paperwork for reimbursement to insurance company , documentation to doctor’s office, attorney, agency of any type, you need to seek service elsewhere. I will not provide any documentation.
Specialties
Solution Focused Therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Grief and Loss
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT),
Reality Focused Therapy
Years of Experience
16
Services Offered
Messaging, Live Chat, Phone and Video
What Anna helps with
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
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- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
How Anna works
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
What clients say
- “I am very thankful to have found Dr Ruggirello! She has been very helpful helping me to navigate the grief process while encouraging self care. <br /> I have appreciated her comments and support!”
- “She is calm, listens, answers questions when needed. She seems to have great experience and knows when to put in her opinion.”
- “She is calm, listens, answers questions when needed. She seems to have great experience and knows when to put in her opinion.”
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- “Excellent therapist! Kind, supportive and asks the tough questions”
- “Dr Ruggirello is kind and understanding, I feel heard and understood in our sessions and I look forward to hearing her advice weekly. She was the perfect match for me.”
- “She is fantastic. Honest that to the point.”
- “Thankful for her help acknowledge”
- “Dr. Ruggirello is by far the best therapist we’ve ever had. She cares deeply for her clients, is attentive, and offers practical solutions for our conflicts. All in all any customer would be lucky to receive her as their therapist.”
- “Positive reinforcement at its best! Great therapist!”
- “Dr Ruggirello is very knowledgeable but also very, very kind. I am so glad she is the one I was matched with.”
- “Dr. Ruggirello addresses both mine and my spouses needs helps guides us in a positive direction. Supports our needs and tells us the things we need to hear not just want to hear.”
- “She’s the best !”
- “Dr Ruggirello and I have only had a few sessions together. But amazing progress has been made. She has helped me to get my confidence and strength back and we have developed clear goals for me and helped me to remember to be kind to myself because I deserve it.”
- “Dr. Ruggirello is wonderful and has some great insight into counseling my husband and I. We feel very comfortable confiding in her and appreciate her help.”
- “Very helpful! Offered great advice!”
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