Rosemarie Oddo, LCSW

Rosemarie Oddo is a licensed clinical social worker who supports people coping with stress, anxiety, addiction, low self-esteem, and depression. She offers steady, practical help for those facing big life changes or feeling overwhelmed by day-to-day demands. Her tone is supportive and straightforward, helping people find clearer ways to manage strong emotions and relationship strain.

With more than 12 years of clinical experience, she works in a client-centered, strengths-based way. Sessions focus on setting realistic goals, building coping skills, and using existing strengths to make change. Rosemarie integrates cognitive behavioral approaches with mindfulness and meditation to help people notice thought patterns and practice new responses.

She commonly helps people dealing with attachment and abandonment concerns, caregiver stress, body image, substance use, loneliness, and the emotional fallout of separation or life transitions. Rosemarie also supports people facing complicated issues such as dissociation, co-morbidity, impulsivity, and living with HIV/AIDS.

Her work aims to be practical and collaborative. Typical sessions include identifying immediate steps, practicing coping strategies, and planning ways to handle difficult moments outside therapy. The focus is on lasting skills rather than quick fixes.

Rosemarie practices in New York and conducts sessions in English. She uses a subscription model for sessions that can be canceled at any time. Prospective clients select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on the therapist’s availability.

How therapeutic methods translate to online care

Rosemarie uses cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness-based practices as core tools. Cognitive behavioral methods focus on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms by teaching concrete skills to try between sessions. Mindfulness and meditation work on present-moment awareness and stress reduction, helping people notice their reactions and respond with more ease.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist works together with each person to match techniques to their goals, daily routines, and comfort level. That might mean trying behavioral experiments one week and breathing practices the next, then adapting based on what helps most.

If you are considering online work, confirm the session formats before booking because the biography does not list specific options. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce commuting time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let people use practices learned in session in real-life settings between appointments. Your therapist will discuss practical arrangements and help shape a plan that fits your life and goals.