Therapist profile
Aviva Kovacs, LCSW, LCSW-C
Maryland
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - relationships and trauma
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- Credentials
- LCSW, LCSW-C
- License
- LCSW, New York / 100063; LCSW-C, Maryland / 20501; LCSW, New Jersey / 44SC06053400
- NPI
- 1811394331
- Experience
- 23 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Maryland
About
- Stress and anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Codependency issues
About Aviva
Aviva Kovacs is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 23 years of experience. She holds LCSW credentials in New York and New Jersey and an LCSW-C in Maryland. She helps people who struggle with stress, anxiety, relationship patterns, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, and compassion fatigue, including concerns related to codependency, attachment, and caregiver stress.
Her style is practical and direct. She uses both short-term, solution-focused work and longer-term therapy depending on what a person needs. Early sessions often include concrete tools clients can try right away to reduce symptoms and manage stress.
Aviva pays attention to how past wounds affect present relationships. She helps people who feel stuck, lonely, or overwhelmed by others' moods or crises. She also supports those dealing with abandonment, separation, infidelity, and family-of-origin problems.
Her background includes extensive clinical work with anxiety, depression, and trauma. She describes herself as down to earth and nonjudgmental, and she aims to offer clear, practical guidance. Her approach combines immediate symptom relief with work on longer patterns that keep people trapped in unhealthy dynamics.
Sessions are delivered from Maryland and are conducted in English. Prospective clients should confirm current session formats and scheduling details before booking.
How sessions work
How therapeutic approaches shape online sessions
Aviva commonly draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on symptom relief and relationship patterns. One approach emphasizes short-term, solution-focused strategies that give concrete steps for reducing anxiety and stress; this can help when immediate tools are needed to manage panic, sleep disruption, or overwhelming thoughts.Another strand of her work addresses the impact of past trauma on present behavior. This involves talking through memories and current triggers, learning ways to notice automatic reactions, and building new responses to recurring relationship problems such as attachment wounds or codependent behavior.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist and client will review symptoms, goals, and preferences together and adjust the plan as needed. Sometimes that means starting with practical coping strategies and shifting to deeper, longer-term work later on.
The original biography did not list specific online formats. Please confirm current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and let someone continue work from a distance without travel. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises and homework so progress continues between meetings.
Areas of focus
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Additional focus areas
Experience
23+ years
Listed in
New York, Maryland, New Jersey
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of relationship problems does she help with?
She works with people who get stuck in chaotic or unhealthy relationship patterns, including issues like infidelity, commitment worries, and codependency.
How would she describe her therapy style?
She uses a practical, down-to-earth style with both short-term solution-focused work and longer-term therapy when needed.
How much clinical experience does she bring?
She has 23 years of clinical experience working with anxiety, depression, trauma, and related concerns.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is an LCSW in New York and New Jersey and an LCSW-C in Maryland, and she practices from Maryland.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original biography did not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Click the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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