- Men's wellbeing focus
- Stress and anxiety
- Practical coping tools
About Marci
Marci Sturgeon-Rusiewicz is an LPC with 15 years of experience working in community behavioral health, college counseling centers, and private practice. She focuses on helping people handle everyday stress, reduce anxiety and depression, and build stronger self-esteem. Marci pays attention to relationship and family concerns and supports clients aiming for more motivation and confidence.
Her work emphasizes practical steps you can use between sessions. She uses techniques drawn from evidence-based therapeutic methods to help people change unhelpful thinking and manage intense emotions. Sessions are conversational and direct, with tools and exercises offered as needed.
Marci brings long experience with a wide range of concerns, including issues tied to abandonment, adoption and foster care, aging, and caregiving stress. She also supports people living with chronic illness or pain, and those navigating attachment, commitment, or body-image struggles.
Clients can expect a nonjudgmental space to talk through what feels stuck and to try out different ways of coping. Marci helps set clear goals and tracks progress in ways that fit daily life. She encourages small, manageable steps so change feels possible and steady.
Her practice is based in Pennsylvania and she offers services in English. Marci welcomes international clients and aims to make therapy practical and approachable for people with busy lives.
How evidence-based methods translate to online care
Marci uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on changing unhelpful thinking and on skills for managing intense emotions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy involves identifying and reshaping negative thought patterns to reduce anxiety and depression. Dialectical approaches emphasize learning practical emotion-regulation and interpersonal skills to handle stress and conflict more effectively.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss your goals and try methods that fit your needs and preferences. Together you can adjust tools and pace so the work feels manageable and relevant to your daily life.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm the exact options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions around work or family routines, reduce travel time, and allow progress from wherever you are. It can also make shorter check-ins or more flexible scheduling simpler to arrange. Licensed professionals can adapt activities and homework for remote sessions so people continue moving toward their goals without major interruptions.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
15+ years
Credentials
Pennsylvania
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Marci help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family issues, and self-esteem concerns. Additional focuses include caregiving stress, chronic illness, adoption and foster care matters, and attachment-related problems.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is practical and goal-oriented, using evidence-based techniques to change unhelpful thinking and manage strong emotions. Sessions are conversational and include tools to practice between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
She has 15 years of professional experience across community behavioral health, college counseling centers, and private practice settings.
Where is she licensed and located?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, practicing in Pennsylvania.
In which languages can clients work with her?
Sessions are offered in English and she also accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Session formats are not specified in the biography; please confirm current session options before booking so you know what is offered.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.