- Skill focused
- Trauma informed
- Recovery oriented
About Anita
Anita Adams is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Colorado who focuses on practical support for people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, and life changes. She uses clear, evidence-based methods to help clients manage emotions and improve everyday functioning. Anita keeps sessions focused on real goals and steps clients can try between meetings.
She brings 11 years of clinical experience to work on trauma, shame, impulsivity, and relationship difficulties. That experience includes helping people navigate communication problems, process addictions, and recovery from drug and alcohol issues. Codependency is one of the concerns she addresses alongside grief, depression, and anger.
Anita blends approaches like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, EMDR, and Motivational Interviewing. She adapts these methods to each person, choosing tools that fit the issue and the client’s pace. Sessions tend to focus on building coping skills, improving emotional awareness, and changing unhelpful patterns.
In the room she aims to make things straightforward. She helps clients identify small, doable changes and practices for handling stress and triggers. Work may include emotion regulation skills, shifting thoughts that fuel anxiety or shame, and processing past traumatic events where appropriate.
People who reach out can expect collaborative goal-setting and practical suggestions to try between sessions. Anita conducts therapy in English and practices in Colorado as an LPC. To begin a match, follow the site’s process to choose therapy and schedule based on availability.
How these approaches work in online therapy
Emotion-focused work like Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people notice and name their emotions, and then practice different ways of responding in relationships. It is useful when patterns of disconnection or repeating emotional reactions are the main problem.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying thoughts that feed anxiety or depression and testing new ways of thinking and acting. It often includes homework tasks and short experiments to change habits between sessions.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a method used for processing traumatic memories by pairing focused attention with guided techniques. It is aimed at reducing the intensity of past traumatic reactions over a series of sessions.
Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or has not helped in the past. Together they choose methods and adjust them as progress is made.
Because the biography does not list specific session formats, confirm available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, shorten commute time, and allow a quieter check-in when needed. Licensed professionals can tailor pacing, homework, and session length so therapy fits into everyday life without expecting a particular format.
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Experience
11+ years
Credentials
Colorado, Arizona, Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does this therapist help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship concerns, and addictions including drug and alcohol issues and process addictions.
How would you describe her therapy style?
The approach is practical and goal oriented, using clear tools to manage emotions, change unhelpful thoughts, and improve relationships.
What background and experience does she bring?
She has 11 years of experience working with trauma, shame, impulsivity, and communication problems in clinical practice.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Colorado with licensure noted for AZ LPC and CO LPC.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking as the biography does not list specific session formats.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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