Ana Maria Berryman

Calm-focused, compassionate clinical social worker

LCSW California

Experience: 21 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Grief, Depression
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Attachment-Based Therapy
Languages: English, Spanish

About Ana

Ana Maria Berryman is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 21 years of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and major life transitions. She draws on practical, evidence-informed methods to help clients identify unhelpful thinking patterns, develop coping skills, and build emotional awareness.

Background and approach

Her approach emphasizes collaboration and compassion as clients explore difficult feelings such as guilt, shame, and isolation. She blends cognitive behavioral techniques with attachment-informed perspectives and mindfulness practices, creating space to address relationship patterns, abandonment concerns, and communication struggles.

Ana Maria also brings experience supporting clients facing caregiver stress, compassion fatigue, postpartum challenges, end-of-life and hospice concerns, and cultural or multicultural issues. Sessions are offered in English and Spanish and are grounded in a nonjudgmental stance that encourages honest exploration and gradual skill building.

Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce symptoms like persistent worry or low mood; it is practical and skills-oriented, often helping with anxiety, depression, and stress. Attachment-Based Therapy explores patterns in relationships and early bonds to understand current emotional reactions and interpersonal struggles, which can be useful for issues such as abandonment concerns and difficulty with trust.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey and happens collaboratively. The therapist will work with clients to assess needs, goals, and personal preferences, trying methods and adjusting the plan as therapy progresses to find the best match for each person.

Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and communication styles. These formats make it easier to keep consistency during life transitions, accommodate caregiving responsibilities, and access services from various locations within California. The range of options supports ongoing practice of skills between sessions and allows the therapist and client to tailor interaction to what works best for progress and comfort.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?

Areas of focus include stress, anxiety, grief, depression, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue, along with related issues such as attachment, abandonment, postpartum depression, and hospice or end-of-life counseling.

What therapeutic approaches does she use in sessions?

Her work draws on several approaches including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), attachment-based methods, mindfulness, and psychodynamic ideas to help clients understand patterns and learn new coping strategies.

How much clinical experience does the therapist have?

She has 21 years of professional experience working with clients on a range of emotional and life transition concerns.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is an LCSW licensed in California with license number CA LCSW 29353 and practices from California.

In which languages can clients communicate?

Sessions are available in both English and Spanish to accommodate bilingual clients.

What session formats are offered?

Clients can meet via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging according to availability.

How does pricing and payment work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What are the steps to begin working together?

To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session based on the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety Grief Depression Coping with life changes Compassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesCaregiver issues and stressCommitment issuesCommunication problemsDivorce and separationFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingIsolation / lonelinessMulticultural concernsPostpartum depressionSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyPsychodynamic Therapy

Experience

21+ years

Licensed

California

Languages

English, Spanish