Anna McIver

Anna McIver is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with ten years of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, depression, addictions, trauma, and anger. She offers direct, warm care and focuses on what someone needs right now. Her style aims to make it easier to find practical next steps and feel less overwhelmed.

She uses a client-centered stance that starts with listening. That means sessions begin by tracking what is most urgent for the person in front of her. Anna also draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how past relationships shape current patterns. Cognitive behavioral approaches are used to map thoughts and behaviors and test small changes.

Anna emphasizes emotional attunement and building rapport. She works alongside people to identify goals and then breaks those goals into doable steps. Mindfulness skills and some dialectical behavior tools are used for managing strong emotions and improving coping.

Her background includes a focus on mood disorders, grief and loss, chronic illness, parenting struggles, and fertility-related concerns. She has experience supporting individuals and couples through the challenges of trying to conceive and pregnancy related transitions.

Sessions are conversational and practical. Expect to talk through patterns, try simple skills between sessions, and adjust the plan as needs change. Anna aims to create a hopeful space where asking for help feels easier.

How therapy approaches translate to online care

Anna integrates client-centered work and cognitive behavioral therapy in ways that suit online sessions. Client-centered therapy means the conversation starts with what matters most to the person and builds from there, which can work well over video or phone. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors, and it often uses concrete practices and worksheets that translate into remote meetings.

Finding the right combination of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods feel right, check in about what helps, and change course if needed. This makes the process flexible and tailored to a person's goals and preferences.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also supports using digital worksheets, practicing skills between meetings, and maintaining continuity when life gets hectic. Licensed professionals can adapt methods like CBT and client-centered listening to remote visits while focusing on practical tools and steady progress.