Anthony Mastroianni, LCSW

Anthony Mastroianni is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 25 years of experience. He focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, mood problems, and addiction concerns. He takes a straightforward, nonjudgmental approach and works collaboratively to set clear goals.

He began his career at a university-affiliated psychiatric research institute, where early work concentrated on therapies for substance dependence and mood disorders. Over time he expanded into family-focused work, helping people in highly conflicted relationships and those who used aggression in intimate situations. He has led both individual and group therapy formats using a mix of approaches including psychodynamic ideas, cognitive methods, dialectical techniques, and relaxation-meditative practices to boost mindfulness.

Anthony has practiced in rural, urban, and island communities and has experience with people from varied cultural backgrounds. He has worked with active duty personnel and military veterans and has helped people recovering from substance dependence and post-traumatic stress. His current practice centers on mood and anxiety concerns, bipolar disorder, post-acute recovery from addiction, family disruption, codependency, and complicated relationship problems including domestic violence situations.

In sessions he emphasizes each person’s ability to choose and to take responsibility for those choices. The work is practical and collaborative. Together with clients he identifies concrete steps and builds skills to manage emotions, improve communication, and handle life transitions.

People who want a direct, goal-oriented conversation about next steps often find his style useful. He encourages honest talk about where someone is now and what they want to change, then focuses on usable strategies to get there.

How Anthony’s approaches fit into online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and working from each person’s goals. It helps when someone needs supportive guidance and space to sort through choices. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect and teaches concrete tools to change unhelpful patterns. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Anthony will review your needs, goals, and preferences and then suggest a path forward. That decision is collaborative - he helps pick methods that match what you want to accomplish and adjusts as you move forward.

Confirm available session options before booking because the biography does not list specific formats. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life - it can reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins during a break, or help maintain continuity when schedules or locations change. Talk with the therapist about what works best for you and which methods to try in virtual sessions.