Anna Claybaugh

Supportive, practical therapy for authentic living

LCSW, LICSW Washington

Experience: 10 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, LGBT, Relationship
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Attachment-Based Therapy
Languages: English, Spanish

About Anna

Anna Claybaugh, LCSW, LICSW, brings ten years of clinical social work experience to a practice focused on helping people reclaim connection and authenticity. They emphasize practical skill-building alongside reflective work, guiding clients through anxiety, stress, trauma, grief, and relationship challenges while also addressing intimacy, self-esteem, and career concerns.

Background and approach

Anna blends knowledge of brain science with multiple psychotherapeutic methods to create a flexible, individualized approach. Working from a decolonized, trauma-informed, and compassion-centered framework, Anna takes a direct yet warm approach that aims to make therapy feel inviting and nonjudgmental.

They are especially attentive to people who struggle to speak their needs, people pleasers, caregivers, and those in healing professions. As a queer clinician, Anna also brings lived perspective to working with LGBTQIA2S+ clients and offers services in both English and Spanish.

Anna holds OR LCSW L7813 and WA LICSW LW 61466451 and has training in several evidence-based modalities including CBT and EMDR. Sessions are offered via video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, and scheduling follows therapist availability through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How Anna's Approaches Translate to Online Therapy

Anna blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy into an online practice that emphasizes practical change and relational understanding. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and developing concrete coping skills to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and address behaviors that interfere with daily life. Attachment-Based Therapy explores relational patterns formed early in life and helps clients build more supported ways of relating to others and themselves, useful for intimacy issues, attachment concerns, and many relationship difficulties.

Choosing the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. Anna works with each client to clarify goals, preferences, and the kinds of strategies that feel most useful, adjusting methods over time to fit evolving needs rather than relying on a single technique.

Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility and access. These options allow clients to engage in therapy around work, caregiving, and other commitments while keeping continuity of care across busy schedules. The variety of formats supports different communication styles and can make it easier to practice skills between sessions.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Anna address?

Anna works with many issues including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, eating and sleeping problems, and compassion fatigue.

How would you describe Anna's therapeutic style?

Sessions combine a direct, compassionate stance with practical skill-building and reflective exploration drawn from trauma-informed and client-centered principles.

What is Anna's professional background?

Anna has ten years of experience as a clinical social worker and has received training in multiple evidence-based approaches, including CBT and EMDR.

Which credentials and location are listed for this therapist?

Anna holds OR LCSW L7813 and WA LICSW LW 61466451 and is based in Washington.

Does Anna offer services in other languages or to international clients?

Sessions are offered in English and Spanish; Anna is not accepting international clients at this time.

What session formats are available with Anna?

Clients can meet via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preference and availability.

How is cost handled for sessions?

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

How do I begin working with Anna?

To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyLGBTRelationship issuesCoping with life changes Compassion fatigue

Also works with

Family conflictsTrauma and abuse GriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoaching

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMulticultural concernsPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySomatizationWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Jungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

10+ years

Licensed

Oregon, Washington

Languages

English, Spanish