About Ana
Ana Petitte helps people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, or low self-esteem. She is a licensed clinical social worker, LCSW, practicing in California. Her style is calm and straightforward, and she focuses on practical steps people can use right away.
Ana works with people facing depression and major life changes. She also supports those dealing with compassion fatigue and long-term isolation. She talks through shame, guilt, and the work of learning self-love in everyday terms.
How Ana works
Her sessions aim to build coping skills that fit into a person's routine. Ana uses evidence-based techniques to help clients strengthen resilience and notice small changes that add up. She emphasizes clear goals and simple practices rather than abstract theories.
She thinks healing usually moves forward and back, and she meets people where they are in that process. Ana offers a steady, patient presence while helping clients try new ways of relating to themselves and others. Progress is measured by what feels manageable and useful in daily life.
With five years of clinical experience, Ana blends empathy with practical problem solving. People who want concrete tools for stress, anxiety, or relationship to self may find her approach especially helpful. She conducts sessions in English and works from California.
What Ana works with
The areas below are the ones Ana selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
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Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Evidence-based approaches and online care
Ana uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on skills and practice. One common approach she draws on teaches practical coping skills for stress and anxiety, like breathing, scheduling small steps, and changing unhelpful thought patterns. This helps people reduce immediate overwhelm and build steady routines.Another approach centers on addressing shame, guilt, and self-worth by encouraging self-compassion and small experiments in behavior. These exercises aim to shift how someone talks to themselves and how they respond to setbacks, which supports improved mood and self-esteem.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to match methods to their goals, needs, and preferences. Together they try approaches and adjust based on what proves most useful in daily life.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video works well for deeper conversations, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and messaging lets people check in between sessions. These options help people fit therapy around work, parenting, and busy schedules.
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