About Anna
Anna McDonald helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, and depression. She works with concerns around self-esteem, intimacy, career changes, and compassion fatigue. Anna brings a calm, respectful manner to sessions and speaks English and Spanish.
Anna draws on five years of licensed social work practice and a longer span of professional experience before clinical work. She tailors conversations and plans to each person's situation. She aims to make sessions practical and easy to follow, with steps someone can try between meetings.
How Anna works
Her approach combines client-centered listening with evidence-based tools. Anna uses techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and try small behavior shifts. She also draws on dialectical behavior skills for emotional regulation and the Gottman Method for relationship communication when relevant.
Anna commonly helps people handle family of origin concerns, communication problems, guilt and shame, and issues around forgiveness. She also supports people through pregnancy and childbirth, postpartum depression, immigration-related stress, isolation, and women's issues. Sessions are offered from Minnesota and conducted in English or Spanish.
Anna frames work as a partnership - she listens first, then suggests a plan the client agrees on. Her style is compassionate, direct, and focused on practical changes that fit daily life.
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What Anna works with
The areas below are the ones Anna selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
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Training and background
| Registers | LICSW, LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English, Spanish |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Minnesota |
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Online support options
How Anna's Approaches Work Online
Anna often blends client-centered therapy with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). Client-centered work focuses on listening and building a plan that fits the person's values and goals. CBT looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and helps people try small changes to reduce anxiety or low mood. She may also use dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance. DBT skills teach practical techniques for managing intense feelings and improving relationships. Choosing among these approaches is a collaborative process and can shift as needs change. Anna will work with each person to find the best fit based on their goals and preferences. She starts by listening to current concerns, then suggests methods to try together. The plan is reviewed and adjusted over time so it stays useful. Online sessions offer flexibility in how therapy happens. Video calls let people use face-to-face conversation for deeper work. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when video is difficult. Live chat and text-based messaging support brief check-ins, homework feedback, or ongoing support between appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep progress moving forward.Start online instead of waiting
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