01 · Who Aniela works with

Aniela works with trauma and abuse, grief and self esteem

Aniela lists 19 specialisms and 19 further focus areas. Specialisms are the subjects Aniela chose to list first, which is the closest a listing gets to “this is my actual practice”.

02 · In Aniela's own words

What Aniela says about the work

Reproduced in full and unedited - not summarised, not tightened, not rewritten in a house voice.

Hello! I am a licensed clinical social worker in Massachusetts with over 10 years of experience. I have worked with individuals with a wide range of concerns including trauma, depression, anxiety, relationship issues, parenting problems, career challenges, and major mental illnesses. I have also helped many people who need support and guidance in navigating the mental health system to ensure their needs are adequately met.

My therapy style is client-centered, warm and reflective. I believe in treating anyone with respect and compassion. My mission is to try and eliminate the stigma associated with mental heath, therefore I do not believe in stigmatizing labels. My approach combines cognitive-behavioral, psychodynamic and motivational interviewing therapy. I will tailor our work and treatment plan to meet your individual and specific needs.

It takes courage to take the first steps towards a more fulfilling and happier life. I am here to support you through this journey and I look forward to working with you!

Aniela LaTraverse, on the BetterHelp listing · read 7 Nov 2026

03 · How Aniela works

The 5 approaches Aniela lists, in plain English

These are the clinical methods Aniela lists. The descriptions are Maker Therapy's, not Aniela's - a general explanation of what each method is, so the list means something before you have spoken to anybody. They are not a claim about how Aniela runs a session.

Client-Centred TherapyPerson-centred · Rogerian

The therapist does not steer toward a technique or a diagnosis. They offer sustained, non-judgemental attention and reflect back what they hear, on the premise that people find their own direction when they are genuinely listened to. Often what people mean by “someone who just gets it”.

Dialectical Behaviour TherapyDBT

A structured skills-led adaptation of CBT built around holding two things at once: accepting yourself as you are and working to change. Teaches concrete skills for distress tolerance, emotion regulation and relationships. Developed for people whose feelings arrive at overwhelming intensity, and strongest-evidenced there.

Motivational InterviewingMI

A way of talking about change with somebody who is genuinely in two minds about it. The therapist does not argue for the change; they help you say your own reasons out loud, which is the part that predicts whether it happens. Common around substance use and health behaviour.

Psychodynamic Therapy

Works on the assumption that current patterns - in relationships, at work, in how you treat yourself - have a history, and that seeing the history loosens the pattern. Less structured than CBT, usually longer, and more interested in what comes up unbidden than in a weekly agenda.

Trauma-Focused TherapyTF-CBT · trauma-informed

CBT adapted for people whose difficulty is rooted in a frightening or overwhelming event. Pacing is the point: safety and stabilisation come first, the memory itself is approached gradually and only when you are ready, and the aim is that recalling it stops hijacking the present.

04 · What happens next

From this page to a first session

Aniela practises through BetterHelp, so the route in is BetterHelp's. This is that sequence, written by Maker Therapy from the platform's published process - not a description of Aniela's own practice, and not a promise about how quickly anything happens.

1. A questionnaire, not a booking form

   BetterHelp opens with a set of questions about what you are dealing with, what you want from therapy, and any preferences on the therapist. You are not booking Aniela at this point.

2. Naming Aniela specifically

   BetterHelp matches algorithmically by default, so asking for Aniela is a step you have to take. There is a field for requesting a specific therapist during sign-up, and you can switch afterwards from your account. Starting from a link on this page does not by itself assign you to Aniela.

3. If the caseload is full

   You will be offered somebody else rather than put on a waitlist. Worth knowing, because it is easy to assume a match is the person you asked for.

4. The first conversation

   A first session is typically history and orientation: what brought you, what has been tried, what you want to be different. It is also where the questions in the next section belong.

5. If the fit is wrong

   Changing therapist on BetterHelp does not need a reason. A first session that does not click is common and is not a verdict on therapy. That option existing is the main practical difference between a platform and a private practice.

05 · Before you commit

3 questions worth asking Aniela

Built from what Aniela actually lists, so they are answerable and specific rather than generic. Maker Therapy's, not Aniela's - Aniela has not seen them and is under no obligation to answer any of them.

• “You list both Dialectical Behaviour Therapy and Client-Centred Therapy. Which do you lean on with someone like me?”

  Those two point in different directions - one structured and led by the therapist, the other led by you. The answer tells you what the sessions will actually feel like.

• “How do you decide when someone is ready to work on a traumatic memory itself?”

  Pacing is the biggest safety question in trauma work. A clear, unhurried answer here matters more than any credential.

• “How do you handle the gap between sessions if something comes up?”

  On BetterHelp this varies a great deal by therapist. Better to know the rhythm now than to discover it on a bad week.

06 · Practical details

Credentials and licensing

Credential

LICSW

Licensed in

Massachusetts

Licence

MA LICSW 121669

Licence number

121669

Licence expires

21 Jul 2027

NPI

1437816154

Years in practice

10

Gender

Female

Languages

English

International clients

Not accepted

Listed since

15 May 2026

07 · Provenance

Where every line on this page came from

Aniela's name, credential, state, subjects, approaches and biography are read from BetterHelp's therapist roster, which Maker Therapy re-reads once a day; this page reflects the reading taken on 7 Nov 2026. The licence number and NPI are cross-checked against public registers.

The plain-English method descriptions, the first-session walkthrough and the questions are written by Maker Therapy and labelled as such wherever they appear.

Maker Therapy is not BetterHelp, does not take bookings, and has not met Aniela. There are no reviews or ratings on this page because we have no way to verify one. If you start therapy through a link here, we may be paid a commission - it does not change your price and it does not affect who appears here or in what order.

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