Annie (Anne) Cummings

Annie (Anne) Cummings is a licensed clinical social worker with 25 years of experience as a therapist. She practices in Florida and has supported people facing worries like depression, anxiety, stress, substance use, grief, and anger. Annie aims to make the first step easier by creating a calm, welcoming space where people can speak honestly about what’s hard.

Anne trained at Fordham University in New York City, earning a Master of Social Work. Early in her career she worked on a dual-diagnoses unit at New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center and at Bedford Hills Correctional Facility in Bedford, NY. That background shaped her comfort with complex care and with clients at different life stages.

Her style is open and warm. She uses a client-centered approach that focuses on what each person needs in the moment. Anne commonly brings in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people change unhelpful patterns and build practical coping skills.

Sessions are tailored to individual goals. Anne listens first, then helps set clear steps people can try between meetings. She also draws on solution-focused ideas to find small, realistic changes that fit daily life.

Many people seek Anne’s help for parenting strain, caregiving stress, sleep problems, or navigating major life changes. She has particular experience supporting older adults and people facing chronic illness or grief. Her work aims to reduce overwhelm and increase manageable choices.

Therapeutic Approaches for Online Work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose valued actions anyway. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and teaches concrete skills to change patterns that keep people stuck. Mindfulness-based ideas are used to help people slow down and observe reactions without immediately acting on them.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to your goals and try different methods to see what fits best. Clients and the therapist decide together which strategies to keep, adjust, or set aside based on progress and preference.

Confirm the current session options before booking so you know how sessions are delivered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy life by removing travel time and allowing shorter check-ins or flexible scheduling. It also lets people practice skills in the settings where they need them most, so techniques can be tested between meetings and adjusted to real-world demands.