- Trauma-informed approach
- Practical coping skills
- Creative somatic options
About Anna
Anna Childs is a licensed clinical social worker in Wisconsin with over 12 years of experience. She focuses on practical help for common concerns such as anxiety, stress, addiction, grief, and codependency. Anna writes plainly with a calm, steady style and aims to make sessions feel manageable for people who are overwhelmed.
She trained at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and also studied at UW–Eau Claire and Fox Valley Technical College before earning an additional specialized certificate from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. Her credentials are listed as LCSW, which stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker.
Anna uses a trauma-informed, relational approach that centers the person's experience. She blends talking work with body-focused and creative methods so people can find the way of working that fits them. This can include somatic noticing, expressive activities, and structured skills practice.
EMDR is part of her toolkit and she has completed additional EMDR training focused on developmentally appropriate trauma work for younger clients. She also uses ideas from Internal Family Systems and Polyvagal Theory to support emotion regulation and parts work when that fits the client's goals.
Her style is collaborative and paced to each person's needs. She aims to help people build clearer thinking, steadier emotion regulation, and tools they can use between sessions. Prospective clients are encouraged to consider whether this practical, trauma-aware approach feels like a good fit.
How these approaches translate to online care
Anna commonly draws from Client-Centered Therapy and EMDR to guide her online work. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, understanding, and helping people find their own direction through open conversation and reflective feedback. It suits concerns like anxiety, stress, relationship issues, and low self-esteem. EMDR uses specific bilateral stimulation alongside guided recall to process traumatic memories and related symptoms, which can help when trauma or prolonged stress is a central concern.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, then try methods that fit those needs. That collaboration can include checking in on how a technique is landing and adjusting the plan over time.
Confirm the current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, cut commuting time, and allow shorter check-ins between in-person visits. They also make it possible to use tactile or movement-based practices in the room and to carry over skills into everyday routines. Licensed professionals can adapt EMDR and client-centered practices for online settings with attention to pacing and safety planning, and the process typically emphasizes practical tools you can use outside sessions.
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Experience
12+ years
Credentials
Wisconsin
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Anna address?
Anna works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, eating and sleeping problems, parenting stress, and codependency.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her work is trauma-informed and relational. She blends talk therapy with somatic awareness, creative activities, and structured skills so people can try different ways of working.
What is her professional background?
She has 12 years of clinical experience and completed graduate study at the University of Wisconsin–Madison along with other postsecondary training and a specialized certificate from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
She is listed as LCSW, which means Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and practices in Wisconsin.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients schedule with this therapist?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does pricing and payment work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Anna?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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