Maria Frassinelli Sierra , LCSW, LICSW

Maria Frassinelli Sierra is a licensed clinical social worker in Connecticut with 25 years of professional social work experience and a deep background in medical social work. She focuses on supporting individuals and families facing a cancer diagnosis and other serious health challenges, and she brings particular experience helping people navigate end-of-life concerns, grief, and loss. Her practice also addresses life transitions, self-esteem, stress and anxiety, compassion fatigue, career and executive coaching, and LGBTQ issues, along with an array of related concerns such as caregiver stress, chronic illness and disability, and hospice and bereavement support.

Maria practices from a strengths-based perspective and emphasizes the client as the expert of their own story, drawing on approaches that include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), mindfulness, narrative and solution-focused techniques, motivational interviewing, client-centered work, and existential therapy. She aims to partner with people to identify practical strategies, reduce burdens, and support meaningful coping as life circumstances change.

She holds the credentials LCSW and LICSW, which indicate advanced professional licensure in clinical social work and qualification to provide mental health care. Maria combines her clinical training with long experience in medical and supportive care settings to help clients find direction, build resilience, and manage transitions with compassion and clarity.

Could Remote Therapy Be a Good Fit?

Many people consider whether remote therapy fits their needs. For common concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, or navigating life changes, online therapy is widely used as an option to address those issues and to support ongoing coping and problem solving.

One of the primary benefits is flexibility - individuals can connect in the way that suits them best, choosing from video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or in-app messaging. This flexibility makes it easier to incorporate therapy into a busy schedule or to maintain continuity of care when in-person visits are difficult.

Licensed professionals provide care remotely, and if a different therapeutic fit is desired users generally have the option to switch therapists. For many people, online therapy offers an accessible pathway to consistent support and practical strategies delivered by trained therapists.