Aviva Kovacs, LCSW, MD, LCSW-C

Licensed in New York · 23 years in practice

Aviva Kovacs helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, and compassion fatigue.

License and registration

LCSW, New York: 100063 · expires April 2028
LCSW-C, Maryland: 20501 · expires October 2026
LCSW, New Jersey: 44SC06053400 · expires August 2026
NPI: 1811394331 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 23
Languages: English

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About Aviva

Aviva Kovacs helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, and compassion fatigue. She writes in clear, direct terms and focuses on practical ways to reduce distress. Aviva is a licensed clinical social worker - LCSW - with more than two decades of experience.

She practices in Maryland and offers sessions in English. Many clients come with tight, repeating patterns in relationships or a sense of emptiness.

Background and approach

Aviva listens for those patterns and points out how they affect daily life. She often offers concrete strategies early on so people have tools to try between sessions. Those can include simple exercises for managing anxiety and ways to handle upsetting memories or dissociation.

Her approach balances short-term, solution-focused work with longer-term therapy when that fits the person’s goals. Sessions aim to ease symptoms and also to explore deeper issues like family of origin, attachment wounds, or unresolved abandonment. She pays attention to caregiver stress, codependency, commitment and communication problems, and issues that follow divorce or infidelity.

Aviva emphasizes a down-to-earth, compassionate manner. She avoids judgment and meets people where they are. Over 23 years she has supported people moving from a place of despair toward more hope, strength, and clearer steps forward.

Practical details are discussed early so therapy matches each person’s needs. Work can be focused and brief, or more exploratory over time, depending on what helps the individual reach their goals.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Aviva lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Online support

Evidence-based approaches and online therapy options

Aviva uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that combine short-term strategies with deeper work. One common approach focuses on practical, skills-based methods to reduce anxiety and manage stress; these techniques teach breathing, grounding, and simple behavior changes to lower day-to-day symptoms. Another strand of her work addresses trauma-related problems by helping people process painful memories and reduce dissociation through gradual, paced steps that aim to make memories feel less overwhelming.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. She collaborates with each person to decide whether brief, solution-focused sessions or longer-term therapy best match their goals and needs. This process is flexible and guided by the client’s responses and preferences rather than a fixed plan.

Online therapy offers practical benefits for those seeking help. Video calls let people read facial cues and have fuller conversations, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for a quick check-in. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for short updates, real-time coaching between sessions, or when writing feels more comfortable than speaking. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to maintain continuity across weeks.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Aviva address?

She supports people with stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, and compassion fatigue, plus issues like attachment, codependency, and isolation.

What is her therapeutic style?

Her style mixes practical, solution-focused techniques with longer-term therapy when needed, and she often offers concrete tools in early sessions.

How much clinical experience does she have?

Aviva has 23 years of clinical experience working with anxiety, depression, trauma, and related concerns.

What credentials and location are listed?

She holds LCSW and MD LCSW-C credentials and practices in Maryland.

Which languages and international options are available?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are offered?

Therapy is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How does cost and billing work?

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?

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