- CBT methods
- DBT techniques
- Young adult issues
About Marci
Marci Sturgeon-Rusiewicz is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Pennsylvania with 15 years of experience. She has worked in community behavioral health, college counseling centers, and private practice. Her main focus areas include stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, low self-esteem, and depression.
Marci helps people who are managing daily pressures, navigating relationship problems, or dealing with family conflict. She also addresses related areas such as abandonment, adoption and foster care issues, attachment concerns, and body image. Her background includes work with caregiver stress, chronic illness and disability, and identity-related struggles that often show up in early adulthood.
Her practice uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) approaches to help clients build coping skills and change unhelpful patterns of thinking. Sessions focus on practical strategies for anxiety and depression, and on increasing motivation and confidence in everyday life.
Marci aims to create an open setting where people can talk about thoughts and feelings without judgment. She takes a straightforward style and helps people set concrete goals and steps they can try between sessions. She accepts international clients and conducts work in English.
To begin, people select the online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule their first session. Costs vary by location and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How therapeutic approaches shape online sessions
Marci uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help identify and change unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors. CBT often involves setting small, achievable tasks and practicing new ways of responding to stress or anxiety. It can be useful for everyday worries, low mood, and improving motivation.She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better interpersonal skills. DBT-style tools can help when strong emotions, relationship difficulties, or repeated unhelpful reactions get in the way of daily life.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist and client will look at goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. That collaborative process helps shape session plans and which skills to practice between meetings.
The biography does not specify session delivery methods, so confirm the current online options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around school, work, or irregular schedules. They can reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins, and make it simpler to keep regular appointments despite a busy life.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
15+ years
Listed in
Pennsylvania
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she work with?
She focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, low self-esteem, and depression. Additional areas include abandonment, adoption and foster care topics, attachment issues, and body image.
How would she describe her way of working?
She uses practical, skills-based approaches drawn from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. Sessions emphasize learning tools to manage symptoms and make small changes day to day.
What is her professional background?
She has 15 years of experience across community behavioral health, college counseling centers, and private practice. That mix informs how she helps people with early adult transitions and relationship strain.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Pennsylvania and practices there.
Can people who live outside the US work with her?
International clients are accepted and sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats are available.
How are fees handled?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Click the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
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