Anna Ward Martin, LPC

Anna Ward Martin is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 12 years of clinical experience. She offers clear, practical support for people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship strain, and family concerns.

Anna uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as a core tool to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try new responses. She combines this with client-centered listening to make sure each person feels heard and understood. Her approach also draws on dialectical behavior therapy and mindfulness to teach emotion regulation and coping skills.

In sessions Anna focuses on concrete strategies. She helps clients build better communication, manage panic and mood symptoms, and address guilt, shame, or control issues. She also guides people working through forgiveness, finding life purpose, and growing self-love.

Her work balances practical skill-building with attention to each person’s story. Narrative therapy techniques are used when reframing life events and identifying strengths makes sense. Sessions aim to leave clients with tools they can use between meetings.

Anna offers video and phone sessions. Conversations are straightforward and paced to fit what each person needs, whether that means skills practice, problem-solving, or exploring deeper emotional patterns.

Online therapy with CBT, client-centered care, and DBT skills

Anna uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thinking patterns and try different, practical ways of responding. CBT is useful for anxiety, panic, mood problems, and stress because it focuses on changing thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going.

She also practices client-centered therapy, which means listening closely and following each person's pace and priorities. This approach helps people feel understood while they work toward goals. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills are used when emotional regulation, distress tolerance, or intense moods are a focus; these are concrete skills you can practice between sessions.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work together. She will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences, adjusting the plan as progress is made.

Online sessions are offered by video calls and phone sessions, and the practice also lists live chat and text-based messaging as formats. Video lets you use visual cues and practice skills in-session; phone calls can be simpler when less bandwidth is available or for quicker check-ins. Live chat and text can support brief exchanges or follow-up between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy routine and to keep consistent momentum toward goals.