- Client-centered care
- Skills-focused work
- Mindful strategies
About Anna
Anna Ward Martin is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Georgia. She has 12 years of clinical experience and focuses on helping people manage anxiety, stress, addictions, and mood concerns like depression and panic attacks. She emphasizes practical steps and supportive conversation to help people move forward.
She favors a client-centered stance that starts with listening closely to personal goals. From there she blends cognitive behavioral methods to challenge unhelpful thinking and dialectical behavior ideas to build emotional regulation and coping skills. Mindfulness and narrative approaches are used to help clients notice patterns and rewrite difficult stories about themselves.
Sessions emphasize short-term skills and longer-term insight depending on the person’s needs. She often works on communication problems, control issues, and building self-compassion. Practical tools for managing panic symptoms and anxiety are a frequent focus.
Anna frames therapy as a collaborative process. She helps people set achievable steps, practice new skills between meetings, and check progress over time. The goal is clearer thinking, steadier emotions, and greater confidence in handling daily challenges.
Her work also addresses relationship strain, forgiveness, guilt and shame, and questions about life purpose. People who want a structured yet empathetic approach may find this style helpful.
How these approaches work in online therapy
Client-centered therapy starts by focusing on what matters most to the person. The therapist listens closely, reflects back what she hears, and helps shape goals that feel meaningful. This approach supports trust and keeps the work grounded in the client’s priorities.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people notice connections between thoughts, feelings, and behavior. It uses practical exercises to test and change unhelpful thinking and to build new habits that reduce anxiety and panic symptoms. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) brings in concrete skills for managing intense emotions and improving distress tolerance and interpersonal effectiveness.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. The therapist collaborates with each person to try methods that fit their needs and preferences, then adjusts the plan as progress is made. This helps tailor sessions to address panic symptoms, mood shifts, or relationship concerns.
Online work can make therapy easier to fit into a busy life. Phone or video sessions can save travel time, allow quicker check-ins during a lunch break, or make it possible to keep seeing a therapist after relocating. If specific session formats matter to you, confirm the current options before booking so you know what will be offered.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
12+ years
Listed in
Georgia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does this therapist address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and family strain, and depression. Additional focuses include panic disorder and panic attacks, communication problems, guilt and shame, and life purpose.
What is the general therapy style here?
Work is collaborative and practical. Sessions combine client-centered listening with skills practice from cognitive and dialectical approaches.
How much clinical experience does the therapist have?
The profile notes 12 years of clinical experience working with anxiety, emotional regulation, substance use concerns, and relationship issues.
What are the therapist's credentials and where are they located?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, noted as LPC, practicing in the state of Georgia.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
The biography states the therapist does not offer chat sessions and is available for phone or video meetings. Confirm current session options before booking.
How is cost handled for therapy?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule based on the therapist's availability.