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Anna McIver

Compassionate LCSW blending evidence-based strategies

LCSW Maine

Experience
10 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Family
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Attachment-Based Therapy
Languages
English
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About Anna

Anna McIver is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with a decade of experience offering psychotherapy.

Background and approach

She focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, grief and depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, bipolar disorder, intimacy-related issues, anger, compassion fatigue, and coping with life changes, along with related areas such as attachment difficulties, body image, codependency, fertility and pregnancy concerns, postpartum depression, and women's issues.

Her practice also addresses social anxiety, commitment and forgiveness challenges, and mood disorders. Her style is warm and compassionate, grounded in client-centered principles that emphasize emotional attunement and collaborative goal-setting.

She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques alongside dialectical behavior strategies to help clients identify unhelpful patterns, develop practical skills, and build healthier coping responses. Attachment-based perspectives inform her work with relational and intimacy concerns, helping clients explore patterns shaped by early connections.

Anna aims to create a space that feels hopeful and manageable for people who find it hard to ask for help. She works alongside clients to clarify needs, set achievable goals, and support change while recognizing the real challenges of life transitions, fertility struggles, parenting stress, chronic illness, and grief.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care



Anna uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help people identify unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and develop practical skills for managing symptoms like anxiety, depression, and stress. Attachment-based work complements this by exploring relational patterns and how early connections shape current intimacy and trust issues, which can be useful for relationship and attachment-related concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process; she collaborates with clients to determine which strategies align best with their goals, needs, and preferences. Together they refine methods over time, blending skill-building, emotional exploration, and client-centered reflection to create a treatment plan that fits each person's situation.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, allowing clients to engage from home or other convenient settings. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care during busy schedules, life transitions, or when in-person visits are impractical, while still enabling the same collaborative, skills-focused work that characterizes her practice.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist help with?
Anna supports a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, relationship and family challenges, grief, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, bipolar disorder, intimacy-related concerns, anger, and compassion fatigue, along with related areas such as attachment issues, body image, fertility and postpartum matters.
How would you describe the therapeutic approach and style?
The approach is client-centered, emphasizing emotional attunement and collaborative goal-setting while integrating cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior techniques to teach practical coping skills and explore relationship patterns.
What is the therapist's background and experience?
She is a licensed clinical social worker with 10 years of experience as a psychotherapist working with individuals, couples, and families on mood disorders, grief, chronic illness, parenting struggles, and fertility-related concerns.
Where is the therapist based and what are the credentials?
The clinician holds the credential LCSW and practices in Maine; credential details are ME LCSW LC18208.
Which languages are available and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English, and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats does the therapist offer?
Appointments can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and needs.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a brief matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefDepression

Also works with

AddictionsTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesAnger managementBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

Attachment issuesBody imageCodependencyCommitment issuesFertility issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameMood disordersPostpartum depressionPregnancy and childbirthSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Experience

10+ years

Licensed

Maine

Languages

English