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Gaetana Massaro

Therapist
30 years of experience
  • Virtual
  • Anxiety, Stress management, End of life care, Grief or loss
  • Individual therapy

Great to meet you!

I am a social worker experienced providing supportive counseling with school aged students, adults and the elderly. I am a compassionate listener whose goal is to help you get through difficult situations. I am easy to talk to and have a strong professional work ethic.

My approach to therapy

I am an active listener and possess excellent assessment skills that will make our therapy sessions effective and efficient. By seeing my client, I can provide interventions that are individualized to their specific needs: identifying and prioritizing needs, strengths and goals, problem solving, emotional regulation, coping strategies, behavior management, etc. I am supportive, warm, kindhearted and effective.

What you can expect from me

On our initial session, I want to learn about what brought you to me and explore contributing factors that may help and hinder steps toward your future goals. I will ask important questions in order to make a plan our next session(s). I will actively listen and make statements of clarification to make sure I fully understand how your are feeling and what you want to accomplish together.

About me

  • I identify as
    Caucasian, Woman
  • My style is
    Solution Oriented, Open Minded, Warm

Qualification and insurance

  • Years of experience
    30 years of experience
  • Training
    MSSW (Master of Science in Social Work) at Adelphi University
  • License type
    LICSW (Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker) (Vermont), LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) (Illinois)
  • Licensed in
  • Insurance accepted
    Aetna, Ascension, Carelon Behavioral Health, Cigna

Cost

Care details

  • Top specialties
    Anxiety, Stress management, End of life care, Grief or loss
  • More specialties
    Depression, Family issues, LGBTQIA+, Anger management, Relationship issues, Women's issues, Trauma, Transgender issues
  • Therapy methods
    Behavior Management, Problem-Solving Therapy (PST), Positive Psychology, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Trauma Focused CBT, Behavior Modification, Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Experiential, Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
  • Care types
    Individual therapy
  • Ages served
    Adolescents, Adults, Seniors, Children
  • Languages
    English