Mariana Scutaru, LMFT
Therapist in Pennsylvania
Mariana Scutaru is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) based in Pennsylvania.
- Licensed inPennsylvania
- LicenseMF001113
- NPI 1306465281
- Experience9+ years
- LanguagesEnglish, Spanish, Romanian
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About Mariana
Mariana Scutaru is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) based in Pennsylvania. She helps people who are struggling with anxiety, depression, stress, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting strain, self-esteem, career stress, and ADHD-related challenges. She also supports those facing compassion fatigue, major life changes, and issues related to identity and belonging.
Mariana uses an attachment-based lens to understand how early relationships shape current patterns. She creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can talk about painful memories and strong emotions.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on what comes up in the moment and on building clearer, more supported ways of relating to others. Her work often combines client-centered listening with practical strategies from cognitive behavioral therapy, so people leave with clearer coping tools. She also draws on emotionally-focused ideas to help people notice and shift patterns in close relationships.
Narrative approaches are used when it helps to rewrite harmful self-stories. Mariana has nine years of clinical experience in community and university settings. That background means she is used to helping people with everyday stresses as well as deeper trauma and communication problems.
She explains ideas plainly and helps people practice skills during and between sessions. Sessions are offered in English, Spanish, and Romanian. She works with a wide range of concerns including abandonment and attachment issues, blended family and family problems, body image and shame, codependency, forgiveness, impulsivity, isolation and jealousy, and coping with natural or human-caused disaster.
Credentials
- LMFT (Pennsylvania)
- License MF001113 · expires February 2027
- NPI
- 1306465281 · national provider identifier
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Mariana lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- LGBT
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Mariana names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Narrative Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
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Online support
How attachment work and practical therapies translate online
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at the ways early relationships shape current thinking and behavior; online sessions help people notice those patterns and try new ways of relating. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and empathy to create space for honest expression and self-discovery, which can be effective in a video or phone conversation. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) adds straightforward skills and small experiments to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and those steps transfer easily to online homework and check-ins.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences and then collaborate to try approaches that fit. That means methods can shift over time based on what helps most, and clients are invited to give feedback about pace and focus.
Online formats offer practical benefits. Video calls allow for rich conversation and nonverbal cues, while phone sessions can work well when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging make brief check-ins and homework reminders easier to fit into a busy day. These options help people keep continuity of care, practice skills between sessions, and make therapy accessible across different schedules and locations.
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Frequently asked
What concerns does she help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, self-esteem, career stress, ADHD, and related problems.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style combines an attachment-based perspective with client-centered listening and practical CBT strategies to address feelings and day-to-day coping.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has nine years of clinical experience working in community and university settings supporting a range of concerns from everyday stress to trauma.
What are her credentials and where is she licensed?
She is a licensed marriage and family therapist - LMFT - licensed in Pennsylvania.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, Spanish, and Romanian.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are fees and scheduling handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on availability.
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