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Robert Anzola

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Robert Anzola, LICSW

Massachusetts

LICSW - Anger and Relationship Support

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Key details

  • CredentialsLICSW
  • LicenseLICSW, Massachusetts / 1024996
  • NPI1326181595
  • Experience30 years
  • LanguagesEnglish
  • LocationMassachusetts

About

  • Anger management skills
  • CBT and client-centered work
  • Motivational interviewing

About Robert

Robert Anzola is a LICSW (Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker) with 30 years of practice in Massachusetts. He works mostly with individuals and focuses on concerns such as stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and family issues, depression, grief, and anger. He also supports people dealing with intimacy, self-esteem, career pressure, and life changes.

Robert listens without rushing. Sessions focus on clear goals and practical steps people can use between meetings. He draws from methods that include client-centered work and cognitive behavioral ideas to help people notice patterns, test small changes, and reduce repeated reactions. Hypnotherapy and motivational interviewing are part of his toolbox when they fit a person's goals.

People come for help with intense feelings, difficulties in close relationships, or struggles with substance use and compulsive behaviors. He also addresses issues like attachment concerns, codependency, impulsivity, and challenges that come with aging or blended families. Work can include short-term problem solving or longer explorations of patterns that keep returning.

In sessions he prioritizes practical skills and steady reflection. That might mean learning new ways to respond in tense moments, rebuilding trust after infidelity, or managing grief and loss. He uses direct conversation alongside techniques that encourage new habits.

Robert accepts international clients and conducts work in English. People who want to start are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the online therapy options button. Fees vary by location and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How sessions work

Approaches that translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and supporting a person's own goals. In practice this means the therapist follows the client's lead, reflects what they hear, and helps the client set the next steps for change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It delivers concrete exercises and experiments people can use to test new responses to anger, anxiety, or urges.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about their goals and try methods that fit those aims. Over several sessions the work is adjusted based on what helps most, combining conversational support with skill-building when helpful.

The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and remove commute time. It also permits consistent follow-through on practices between sessions, such as homework exercises and brief phone or video progress notes, depending on the formats the therapist offers.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsDepression

Also works with

LGBTTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

Aging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesCodependencyControl issuesDependent personalityDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily problemsFatherhood issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Sex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)HypnotherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

30+ years

Listed in

Massachusetts

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of anger and related concerns does he address?

He helps with snapping at loved ones, workplace frustration, building resentment, and partners or family conflicts alongside related issues like anxiety and addiction.

How would you describe his therapeutic style?

He uses a straightforward, listening-first approach that focuses on goals and practical steps. Conversations often include skill practice and reflection between sessions.

How much experience does he have working with these issues?

He brings 30 years of clinical experience working primarily with individuals on anger, grief, depression, addictions, and relationship problems.

What credentials and location are listed?

He is a LICSW (Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker) based in Massachusetts.

Which languages and international options are supported?

Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients.

What session formats are available?

The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.

How does cost work for sessions?

Fees vary with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin if I want to work with him?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.

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