Anthony Vario, LCSW, LICSW

Anthony Vario is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Arizona and a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) licensed in Massachusetts. He has six years of clinical experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, career questions, and life transitions.

Anthony uses clear, direct conversation to help people sort through patterns and feelings. He draws on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to offer practical skills and perspective. Sessions tend to focus on what’s happening now and what changes are possible next.

He also addresses issues that can feel isolating or stigmatized, including LGBT concerns, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and aspects of alternative sexual culture. Anthony helps people talk about shame, abandonment, guilt, and relationship problems in straightforward terms. He pays attention to how work, caregiving, and health stressors affect daily life.

In a typical session he will listen for patterns and offer tools to test between sessions. That may include mindfulness practices, behavior experiments, or strategies to reduce impulsivity and manage strong emotions. The aim is to build skills people can use outside the session.

People who choose Anthony usually want a practical, reflective approach to change. He encourages clearer communication, steadier emotional regulation, and more reliable coping when life becomes difficult. To begin, readers are invited to review online therapy options and complete the short matching questionnaire to schedule a first session.

How Anthony’s approaches translate to online sessions