Mariana Scutaru

Compassionate therapist blending emotion and practical tools

LMFT Pennsylvania

Experience: 9 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Family
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Attachment-Based Therapy
Languages: English, Spanish, Romanian

About Mariana

Mariana Scutaru is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) practicing in Pennsylvania who helps people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family challenges, trauma and abuse, and identity-related concerns.

Background and approach

With nine years of clinical experience, she combines attention to emotions with practical strategies to address intimacy-related issues, parenting struggles, career stress, compassion fatigue, and ADHD-related difficulties. She also works with a range of related issues including attachment wounds, blended family dynamics, body image, codependency, and communication problems.

Her approach blends process-focused exploration with skill-based interventions. Mariana invites clients to explore their inner experiences and emotional responses while using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to develop tools for managing thoughts and behaviors.

She draws on family systems ideas to help people understand relational patterns and on narrative and emotionally-focused elements to honor personal stories and strengthen emotional connections. Sessions are offered in English, Spanish, and Romanian and reflect her aim to create an empathic, nonjudgmental space where understanding and practical change move forward together.

Approaches and Online Care That Fit Your Needs

Mariana uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify unhelpful thought patterns and develop concrete strategies for managing anxiety, depression, and stress. This approach focuses on practical skills that can reduce distress and improve daily functioning. She also draws from Attachment-Based Therapy to explore how early relationships shape current emotional responses and relational patterns, which can be useful for working through intimacy issues, abandonment wounds, and family dynamics.

Finding the right approach is collaborative; the therapist will work with clients to determine which blend of methods best matches their needs, goals, and preferences. That process often begins with exploring personal history and current challenges, then trying techniques and adjusting the focus as progress is made.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for busy schedules and differing comfort levels. These formats make it easier to access care from home or while traveling and allow work on emotion processing, communication skills, and cognitive strategies in ways that fit a client’s life and routine.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she address most often?

She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family problems, trauma and abuse, LGBT and intimacy-related issues, parenting and self-esteem struggles, career difficulties, compassion fatigue, and ADHD among other concerns.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style combines a compassionate, nonjudgmental stance with both emotion-focused exploration and practical skill building, allowing clients to process feelings while learning coping strategies.

How long has she been practicing clinically?

She brings nine years of experience working in community and university settings addressing anxiety, depression, trauma, family and communication issues.

What are her credentials and where is she licensed?

She is a licensed marriage and family therapist, credentialed as PA LMFT MF001113, and is based in Pennsylvania.

Which languages are available for therapy sessions?

Sessions are offered in English, Spanish, and Romanian to accommodate a range of language preferences.

In what formats does she conduct sessions?

She meets with clients via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexible options for engagement.

How does pricing and payment work?

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

What are the first steps to begin working together?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling a session according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuse Depression

Also works with

LGBTIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changes Compassion fatigue ADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shame Impulsivity Isolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMood disordersMulticultural concernsPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Narrative TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

9+ years

Licensed

Pennsylvania

Languages

English, Spanish, Romanian