About Glorianna
Dr. Glorianna Pionati helps people who are feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure where to begin. She introduces a calm, respectful presence and focuses on practical steps you can try between sessions.
Getting started is kept simple and straightforward for worried parents reading on a phone. She draws on 25 years of experience as an LPC - licensed professional counselor - based in Pennsylvania. In sessions she listens closely and adapts conversations to each person’s needs.
Background and approach
She works with a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, and challenges like addiction or changes in life circumstances. Her approach is grounded in client-centered ideas, which mean the person sets the pace and topics. She also uses emotionally-focused methods to help people understand and shift patterns in close relationships.
Existential ideas help when people grapple with meaning, choices, and life transitions. Dr. Pionati has worked in clinics, schools, and higher education both in the U.S. and abroad.
That background informs a flexible style suited to different ages and backgrounds. She aims to tailor conversations and practical steps so they fit daily life and real-world demands. Sessions may include short coaching-style guidance, deeper talk therapy, or problem-focused work on sleep, eating, or stress.
She encourages small experiments between visits to test new ways of coping and relating. Her tone is respectful and compassionate, with an emphasis on collaboration. The focus is on helping people move toward a more sustainable, satisfying life one step at a time.
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the person's pace. Online sessions using this approach let the client bring the topics that matter most and shape each meeting around immediate concerns.Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people notice and change interaction patterns that keep relationships stuck. In video or phone sessions this work involves naming feelings and practicing new responses in real time so habits can shift between sessions.
Existential Therapy looks at meaning, choice, and responsibility during life changes. Talking through these issues online can help people clarify values and decide next steps that fit their daily life.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will listen to goals, try options, and adjust methods collaboratively so the sessions match practical needs and personal preferences.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper emotional work, phone calls can fit shorter check-ins or less bandwidth, and chat or messaging can support quick reflections or ongoing coaching. These options make it easier to schedule sessions around work, family, and travel while keeping therapy consistent.
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What this counselor works with
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Traumatic brain injury
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 25 years
- Licensed
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English