About Anna
Anna VanEaton is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in Tennessee. She has 25 years of experience and helps people cope with stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, and depression. She aims to make starting therapy feel manageable and respectful of each person's courage to ask for help.
Anna creates a calm, nonjudgmental space for people to talk about difficult thoughts and feelings. She listens closely and works with each person to set clear goals.
How Anna works
Sessions focus on learning practical skills and understanding patterns that keep problems going. Her approach blends several well-known methods, including acceptance and commitment work, cognitive behavior strategies, client-centered support, dialectical behavior ideas, and eye movement desensitization when appropriate. These tools are used to reduce worry, improve mood, and address trauma reactions in ways that fit each person.
Over her career she has supported people facing issues such as abandonment, body image, caregiving stress, chronic illness and pain, addiction, communication problems, and separation or divorce. She also addresses family of origin concerns and blended family dynamics when they affect someone’s wellbeing. Sessions are offered in English and delivered online through a variety of formats.
Anna does not work on Fridays or weekends and notes scheduling is arranged from her posted hours. She encourages people to take the first step when they feel ready.
Anna lists 11 ways of working on the entry:
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
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
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 25 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Tennessee |
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Online support options
Approaches that translate well to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages people to notice difficult thoughts and feelings while choosing actions that align with their values. It helps with anxiety, stress, and motivation by focusing on what matters and building small habits that support those goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. CBT is useful for depression, worry, and managing everyday problems. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) targets distress from traumatic memories and can reduce the intensity of those reactions when used as part of a carefully paced plan.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options and tailor techniques to a person's needs, goals, and preferences. This is done together so methods are picked that feel useful and doable for the individual.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is helpful for face-to-face conversation and guided exercises, phone calls can fit into a work break or when bandwidth is low, chat is convenient for shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while using methods that are effective in remote care.
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