Therapist profile
Marci Sturgeon-Rusiewicz, LPC
Pennsylvania
Licensed Professional Counselor - Relationships and Anxiety
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- Credentials
- LPC
- License
- LPC, Pennsylvania / PC006345
- NPI
- 1053955989
- Experience
- 15 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Pennsylvania
About
- CBT techniques
- DBT skills
- Codependency support
About Marci
Marci Sturgeon-Rusiewicz is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Pennsylvania with 15 years of clinical experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, self-esteem struggles, and depression. She also works with issues related to codependency, attachment, abandonment, and other life stressors.
Her background spans community behavioral health, college counseling centers, and private practice. That mix means she has seen a range of everyday problems. Sessions focus on clear goals and practical steps rather than jargon. Conversations are direct and straightforward so people know what to expect.
Marci uses techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to address anxious thoughts, low mood, and relationship patterns. She breaks down unhelpful habits and practices new skills for handling emotions and interactions. Expect skill-building, tracking patterns, and homework that fits real life.
She often helps people who put others first and lose their own needs in relationships. That includes support for setting boundaries, saying no, and recognizing how attachment patterns show up in daily life. Work in therapy is focused on small changes that reduce stress and improve confidence.
Sessions are offered in English and Marci accepts international clients. Her practice uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule an initial session.
How sessions work
How evidence-based approaches translate to online sessions
CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-life experiments. It helps with anxiety, low mood, and shifting patterns that feed codependent behaviors. Sessions often include clear exercises and short between-session tasks to practice new responses.Dialectical Behavior Therapy emphasizes building emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness skills. It is useful when emotions feel overwhelming or relationship patterns keep repeating. Work involves learning specific strategies and rehearsing them in everyday situations.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk through goals and try techniques to see what fits. Progress is checked together and the plan changes based on what helps most.
The biography does not list which online session formats are offered, so confirm options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Some people prefer video for face-to-face interaction while others like phone for a simpler setup; check the available options and pick what fits your routine.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
15+ years
Listed in
Pennsylvania
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, self-esteem issues, and depression. Additional areas include codependency, attachment and abandonment related problems.
What is her therapy style like?
She uses practical, skills-based work drawn from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. Expect focused sessions that include skill practice and real-life homework.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 15 years of experience from community behavioral health, college counseling centers, and private practice. That background informs work with a wide range of everyday problems.
Where is she licensed and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Pennsylvania. Services are provided from that professional base.
In which language are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English. She also accepts international clients who can work in English.
What session formats are available?
The biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and the practice uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Exact rates depend on the final service arrangement.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session. That begins the intake and matching process.
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 you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.