Anne DeFederico, LCSW

Pennsylvania · 8 years in practice

Anne DeFederico is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who uses an existential approach to help people facing major life changes and grief.

License and registration

LCSW, Pennsylvania: CW026331 · expires February 2027
NPI: 1609731215 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 8
Languages: English

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About Anne

Anne DeFederico is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who uses an existential approach to help people facing major life changes and grief. She draws on eight years of social work experience in Pennsylvania to guide people through loss, illness, and transitions. Her style is straightforward and compassionate, focusing on what matters to each person.

Anne centers conversations on the person in front of her. She pays attention to values, meaning, and what motivates someone to make change.

Background and approach

Sessions often include talking through unfinished history, such as past abuse or trauma, and identifying practical ways to cope in the present. She also works with concerns around self-esteem and confidence. Anne helps people notice strengths they already have and build on them.

That can mean planning small steps, practicing self-care, or reworking personal stories to make them less painful. A significant part of her work focuses on older adults and end-of-life topics. She uses legacy work to recognize a person’s life and worth, and to support caregivers and those facing serious illness or hospice decisions.

Conversations can include guilt, forgiveness, and finding purpose in later life. Anne uses client-centered and emotionally-focused methods alongside narrative ideas. She keeps sessions nonjudgmental and practical, aiming to help people manage grief, chronic illness, loneliness, or major transitions.

Taking the first step can feel hard, and she offers steady support through that process.

Focus areas and approaches

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Approaches Anne names

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Online support

How Anne’s Approaches Work Online

Existential Therapy looks at life’s big questions and helps people find meaning when things feel uncertain. It can be useful for grief, changes in health, and wrestling with purpose. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening without judgment and following the person’s lead to build trust and confidence. This approach helps when someone needs a steady, accepting space to talk through feelings.

Finding the right fit is part of the work. Anne will collaborate with each person to decide which approach or mix of methods best matches their goals and situation. That choice is revisited over time as needs change, so the plan stays practical and responsive.

Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversations when seeing nonverbal cues matters, phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be simpler to schedule, and live chat or text messaging offers a shorter check-in or a way to process feelings between longer sessions. These options increase flexibility and help people maintain continuity of care across different settings.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Anne commonly address?

She helps people with grief, family stress, self-esteem, coping with life changes, and trauma and abuse. Additional focus areas include aging issues, cancer, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and loneliness.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Her work blends existential ideas with client-centered and emotionally-focused approaches. The focus is on meaning, feelings, and practical steps to manage daily challenges.

What is her professional background?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with eight years of social work experience. That experience includes work around grief, life transitions, and older adult care.

Where is she licensed and based?

She holds a Pennsylvania LCSW and practices in Pennsylvania.

In which languages are sessions offered?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be delivered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on client preference.

How is cost handled for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin therapy with her?

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