- Focus on skills
- Goal oriented
- Client-centered
About Anita
She uses approaches that emphasize the person's experience and current needs. Anita helps clients talk through communication problems, parenting stresses, blended family challenges, and feelings of emptiness or abandonment. She also supports people dealing with caregiver stress, fertility concerns, and changes that come with aging.
Sessions combine listening with skills practice. Anita draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to help people change unhelpful thoughts and manage strong emotions. She also uses Client-Centered and Solution-Focused techniques to set reachable goals and follow what matters most to the client.
With ten years of experience, Anita brings practical tools and steady guidance. Her work often addresses co-morbidity, impulsivity, guilt and shame, and issues that arise around divorce or separation. Anita pays attention to the whole situation, including family patterns and fatherhood issues.
People who choose Anita usually want a straightforward, empathetic clinician who offers clear strategies. To begin, readers should use the site’s Start Therapy button to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions based on availability.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
10+ years
Credentials
Oklahoma, Arizona
Languages
English
How Anita's approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what the person says so they feel heard and understood. This approach helps when someone needs space to sort out values, purpose, or difficult emotions without pressure. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and teaches clear strategies to change them, which is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers concrete skills for managing intense emotions and improving communication, helpful when impulsivity or anger are a concern.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Anita will talk with the client about goals, what has or hasn’t helped before, and daily life demands. Together they decide whether to focus on skills practice, problem solving, or deeper exploration, and adjust methods over time based on what works.
Session formats are not listed in her biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when a full appointment isn't possible. It also lets people practice new skills in real life between meetings. Licensed professionals, including therapists, can help tailor the pace and focus of sessions to fit each person’s routine and needs.
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does this therapist address?
Anita focuses on stress, anxiety, relationships, family issues, anger, and depression. She also works with related issues like abandonment, caregiver stress, fertility concerns, and communication problems.
What is Anita's therapeutic style?
Her style blends Client-Centered listening with practical methods from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. Sessions mix empathetic discussion with skills practice and goal setting.
How much experience does she have?
She has ten years of clinical experience working with a range of concerns such as co-morbidity, impulsivity, and issues around divorce and separation.
Where is the therapist licensed and located?
Anita holds the LPC credential and practices in Oklahoma. Licensing is listed as AZ LPC and OK LPC in her background.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can clients from other countries work with this therapist?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What steps start the process of working together?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
