About Anna
Anna VanEaton is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, trauma and relationship struggles. She speaks plainly and offers steady support so people can talk through hard feelings. Many clients come to her wanting clearer communication and better coping when life feels overwhelming.
With 25 years of experience, Anna draws on several practical methods to shape sessions. She focuses on what a person needs in the moment and uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy to build new skills.
Background and approach
She also incorporates client-centered listening so people feel heard while they try different ways to respond to problems. Her work covers a wide range of concerns beyond core specialties. That includes help with addiction, grief, chronic illness or pain, caregiver stress, body image, and family-of-origin issues.
She also addresses challenges such as abandonment, codependency, control issues, blended family concerns, and divorce or separation. Anna practices in Tennessee and meets people through online formats. She encourages straightforward scheduling and keeps a regular weekly calendar to help clients find times that fit.
She notes that taking the first step can feel hard and aims to make the beginning of therapy straightforward. Sessions are collaborative and goal-focused. Anna tends to match practical strategies with steady listening, helping people try small changes that add up to better day-to-day coping.
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on helping people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It uses simple exercises to clarify values and take steps toward a more meaningful life, which can help with anxiety, depression, and chronic stress. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, teaches clear skills to change unhelpful thinking and behaviors through short homework and practice. That approach often helps with panic, low mood, and problems that keep repeating.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will review symptoms, goals, and personal preferences and then suggest methods to try. Clients and the therapist decide together which tools to keep and which to adjust as therapy moves forward.
Online sessions offer flexible ways to receive care. Video calls let people meet face to face while staying at home, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited, live chat is useful for brief check-ins, and text-based messaging supports ongoing check-ins between appointments. These options help fit therapy into work, caregiving, and other obligations while keeping momentum between meetings.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- 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
Therapeutic approaches
- 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
- Experience
- 25 years
- Licensed
- Tennessee
- Languages
- English