Annie Allen

Annie Allen is a licensed master social worker (LMSW) with 20 years of clinical experience in medical and mental health settings. She describes herself as caring, compassionate, and transparent, and she aims to listen closely while helping people find practical ways forward. Annie works with adults facing grief, depression, anxiety, and life changes, including concerns like sleep problems, anger, and compassion fatigue.

Over two decades she has provided individual therapy, couple counseling experience, faith-based support, and group psychotherapy. Her background includes work with clients who have chronic depression, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive concerns, and memory issues. She has also run support groups, including programs for people affected by Alzheimer’s disease, and has engaged in community outreach through church and senior center programs.

In sessions she focuses on identifying coping strategies people can use day to day. Sessions are collaborative - she treats clients with dignity and respects each person’s right to make their own choices. Annie helps people set goals and practice skills that link to their real-life challenges.

Her work includes attention to multicultural concerns, HIV/AIDS, hospice and end-of-life counseling, and stressors related to prejudice and discrimination. She also supports people dealing with ADHD, self-harm thoughts, and intimacy-related issues.

Annie welcomes open conversation about what someone needs from therapy. She frames the relationship as a team effort and aims to help clients build coping tools they can use outside sessions.

Approaches that translate well to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It focuses on identifying personal values and taking small actions that move someone toward the life they want, which can be useful for grief, anxiety, and depression. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact. It breaks problems into manageable pieces and teaches practical skills for changing unhelpful thinking and building new habits, often useful for sleep problems, anxiety, and depression. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) centers on understanding emotional patterns and improving emotional connection in close relationships, which can help with intimacy-related issues and relationship distress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods match their needs, goals, and preferences. That choice can change as the work progresses, and adjustments are made together.

Confirm current session formats before booking to know what options are offered. Many people find online sessions easier to fit into a busy day, allow for shorter check-ins around work or caregiving, and let them practice skills between meetings. Talk with the therapist about how sessions can be scheduled and structured to match your routine and goals.