About Annisha
Annisha Dunaway is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who brings six years of clinical experience to her practice in Virginia. She combines practical support with a direct, encouraging manner. Annisha aims to partner with people as they face stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and major life changes.
Before shaping treatment plans, she listens closely to what each person wants to accomplish. Annisha adapts her approach to fit the situation rather than using one fixed method.
How Annisha works
She uses techniques from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Client-Centered Therapy among others. Sessions focus on clear goals set together. She often works on building coping skills, managing difficult emotions, and improving communication.
Annisha also supports people dealing with trauma, compassion fatigue, and recovery from domestic violence. Practical challenges such as parenting stress, blended family concerns, career-related strain, and first responder issues are within her scope. She addresses sensitive topics like body image, codependency, guilt and shame with a calm and steady approach.
Annisha aims to create a warm, nonjudgmental space where people can speak honestly and try new ways of coping. Her style is open, encouraging, and straightforward, helping people take realistic steps toward change.
Annisha lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
What Annisha works with
The areas below are the ones Annisha selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Anger management
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 6 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Virginia |
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Online support options
Practical therapeutic approaches for online care
Annisha often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people notice their values and take small steps toward a meaningful life despite difficult thoughts and feelings. ACT is useful for anxiety, depression, and major life transitions. She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and try new behaviors that reduce distress and improve daily functioning. CBT works well for stress, worry, and mood concerns.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Annisha will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and recommend the techniques that fit best. This is a collaborative process that can change over time as needs shift.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy easier to fit into a busy life. Video lets people use visual cues and longer conversation, phone can be a good option when bandwidth is limited, and text or chat can suit quick check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These options give flexibility for scheduling and different ways to connect with a licensed professional.
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