About Annisha
Annisha Dunaway is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who brings six years of clinical experience and a practical, down-to-earth style to therapy. She combines straightforward listening with clear goals that come from the person in the room. Annisha aims to help people who are feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, depression, stress, or big life changes.
She draws from several therapy approaches and adjusts them to fit each person’s needs. Sessions focus on real problems like relationship struggles, parenting stress, work pressure, grief, trauma, body image, and feeling stuck.
Background and approach
Annisha speaks plainly, gives straightforward feedback, and encourages small steps that add up. Her background includes military service and work as a victim specialist with law enforcement, which informs her calm, practical way of working. She emphasizes collaboration and follows the client’s priorities when setting goals.
Expect a warm but direct style that invites honesty and self-reflection. In sessions she helps people practice new ways of thinking, try different behaviors, and use grounding or mindfulness tools when needed. Therapy may include short skills exercises, goal-setting, and check-ins to track progress.
The aim is concrete change rather than abstract talk. Annisha practices in Virginia and offers care in English. Her approach suits people looking for pragmatic support through transitions, grief, trauma, parenting challenges, or career and relationship concerns.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Annisha commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy during sessions. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that reflect their values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical behavior changes to reduce anxiety or low mood.She also brings a client-centered stance, which means the session centers on the person’s priorities and pace. Finding the right approach is treated as a team effort. The therapist and client try methods together, check what feels useful, and adjust plans based on goals, needs, and preferences.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual feedback. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief updates, homework, or when written reflection feels more natural. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into work, family life, or a busy schedule while still working on skills and progress.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- 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
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Virginia
- Languages
- English