Therapist profile
Mariana Scutaru, LMFT
Pennsylvania
LMFT - Relationships and Codependency
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- Credentials
- LMFT
- License
- LMFT, Pennsylvania / MF001113
- NPI
- 1306465281
- Experience
- 9 years
- Languages
- English, Spanish, Romanian
- Location
- Pennsylvania
About
- Attachment-based work
- Cognitive behavioral tools
- Client-centered approach
About Mariana
Mariana Scutaru is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) in Pennsylvania with nine years of experience. She helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, depression, parenting challenges, codependency, and related concerns. Sessions are offered in English, Spanish, and Romanian.
She draws on Attachment-Based and Emotionally-Focused approaches to look at how early connections shape present relationships. Sessions involve talking through patterns, naming feelings, and noticing how those patterns show up in close relationships. Mariana uses Client-Centered methods so people can explore their own experiences at their own pace.
Mariana also integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to teach concrete coping skills. This includes practical strategies for anxiety, mood, and managing unhelpful thoughts. She uses narrative ideas to help people rewrite the stories they tell about themselves and their relationships.
Her background includes work in community and university settings, where she supported people facing sexual abuse, trauma, family strain, and communication difficulties. That experience informs a practical focus in sessions - noticing patterns, testing small changes, and building clearer boundaries.
People who struggle with people-pleasing, fears of abandonment, difficulty saying no, or feeling lost in relationships will find an approach that combines emotional exploration and tangible skills. Mariana encourages straightforward conversation about what is getting in the way and what might help next.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Attachment-Based work looks at how early relationships continue to shape reactions today. Online sessions can help identify repeating patterns around closeness and abandonment and practice new ways of relating. Client-Centered therapy focuses on the person's experience in the moment and gives space to explore feelings at a steady pace, which can fit well into regular video or phone meetings.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy gives specific skills for managing anxiety, mood, and unhelpful thoughts. In online sessions these skills can be taught, practiced between sessions, and reviewed together to see what helps. Mariana will collaborate with each person to decide which approaches make the most sense based on goals and what feels manageable in day-to-day life.
Confirm the therapist's current session options before booking since formats were not specified in the biography. Many people find online sessions help fit therapy into a workday, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. The focus is on making therapy usable alongside daily responsibilities while working together to test small changes and build clearer boundaries.
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Experience
9+ years
Listed in
Pennsylvania
Languages
English, Spanish, Romanian
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and family difficulties, parenting issues, codependency, and related problems.
What is her general therapy style?
She combines Attachment-Based, Emotionally-Focused, Client-Centered, and CBT approaches to explore feelings and teach coping skills in a conversational way.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has nine years of experience working in community and university settings supporting people with trauma, communication problems, and family-related struggles.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in Pennsylvania.
Which languages can sessions be conducted in?
Sessions are offered in English, Spanish, and Romanian.
Can people outside the US work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions scheduled and paid for?
Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time and cost varies with location.
What do I do to begin working with her?
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 you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.