AnneMarie Winic, LCSW

AnneMarie Winic is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in California with 24 years of experience. She works with adults on common concerns such as stress, anxiety, relationship strain, parenting challenges, self-esteem, and depression. She also brings focus to attachment issues, caregiver stress, codependency, and communication problems.

Her approach is conversational and person-centered. Sessions focus on clear goals and practical steps, not jargon. She adapts the pace to each person and listens for what feels stuck or repetitive in relationships and daily life.

AnneMarie draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early patterns shape current relationships. She uses client-centered methods to keep the work grounded in each person’s priorities. Cognitive-behavioral tools are used to notice unhelpful thinking and try different responses.

She also incorporates elements of dialectical behavior therapy and motivational interviewing when regulation or motivation are barriers. That combination often helps people manage strong emotions and take small steps toward change. People who have grown up in difficult family systems or who feel overwhelmed by caregiving often find this focus practical.

Sessions are intended to help people practice new ways of setting limits, communicating, and caring for themselves without losing sight of their everyday responsibilities. AnneMarie speaks English and American Sign Language and works with hearing-impaired clients as part of her practice.

To start, she asks about what feels most urgent and builds a plan that fits the client's life and goals.

How her therapeutic methods work online