Dr. Anissa Rieger

Anissa A. Rieger is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Pennsylvania, as well as a Nationally Certified Counselor. She has over 15 years in the helping profession supporting individuals with interpersonal relationships, phase of life stressors, gender identity and expression, educational, learning, and career difficulties, all levels of anxiety and depressive disorders, trauma, grief and loss. Additionally, Anissa has a background in Early Childhood Education, School Counseling, Parent-Child Interaction Therapy, as well as certification in Psychological First Aid and Disaster Mental Health through the American Red Cross. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Rutgers University, and completed her Master of Science in Counseling Psychology at Gannon University. Anissa has been described in client testimonials as a very approachable and authentic therapist who listens without judgment and shows unconditional positive regard and genuine concern for her clients. …She respects clients’ individual goals and provides practical tools for successful change. She is professional and conscientious about privacy and ethical boundaries, while still maintaining a sense of humor. Her theoretical orientation is a combination of Humanistic, Cognitive Behavioral and Dialectical Behavioral Therapies. An added message from Anissa: Besides our everyday stressors, COVID-19 has disrupted life as we know it, and compounded by the social and political unrest that dominate the headlines, it can lead to feelings of fear, confusion, sleeplessness, irritability, defensiveness, isolation, grief, and even despair.  If this sounds familiar, then you are having a completely normal reaction to an abnormal situation. No adult, child, or family, no matter what professional or educational level, is unaffected by this crisis, and each person adjusts in their own way.  I will help support you with pandemic-related concerns, either in person, or through online telehealth sessions for added peace of mind, and I encourage you to never feel silly about reaching out, as no symptom or concern is insignificant, and deserves to be addressed.