About Anita
Anita Cohn is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma, grief, and depression. She speaks plainly and meets people where they are. Her approach treats each person as the expert on their own life while offering steady guidance during hard times.
She draws on more than 21 years of experience in Missouri settings. That experience includes working with issues such as parenting stress, sleep and eating problems, anger, low self-esteem, and career concerns.
How Anita works
Anita also supports people coping with abandonment, adoption and foster care questions, and challenges linked to aging and life transitions. Anita uses several therapy methods to match what a person needs. She practices client-centered work that prioritizes the client's goals and pace.
She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to address unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, and trauma-focused work when past harm affects daily life. In sessions she focuses on practical steps and clear talk. Anita helps people build coping skills, change patterns that cause pain, and find more balance day to day.
She also addresses deeper patterns from family of origin issues, attachment concerns, and codependency when they come up. Sessions are offered in English and take place through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Anita works with adults on a wide range of mood and life concerns and uses her clinical experience to tailor treatment to each person's needs.
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What Anita works with
The areas below are the ones Anita selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 21 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Missouri |
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Online support options
How Anita’s approaches work online
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person's own goals and pace. The therapist listens closely, reflects what she hears, and helps clients decide what to tackle next. This approach is useful when someone wants a respectful, nonjudgmental space to sort their feelings and choices.Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Anita uses simple tools to test unhelpful thoughts and to try new ways of behaving. This approach often helps with anxiety, depression, and problems that repeat over time.
Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) is a trauma-focused method that works with painful memories and their emotional impact. When it's appropriate, Anita can use EMDR techniques to reduce the intensity of traumatic memories and their effects on daily life.
Finding the right approach is a team effort. Anita will discuss options and help decide which methods fit a person's needs, goals, and preferences. She tailors plans over time and checks in to make sure the chosen path feels helpful.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation, phone calls work with lower bandwidth, and messaging or chat can be shorter check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These options make scheduling easier and let people match the format to their routines and comfort.
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