- Calm and direct
- LGBTQ+ affirming
- Skill focused
About Anna
Anna Dow is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) based in California. She creates a calm, nonjudgmental space for people navigating anxiety, stress, relationship and intimacy concerns, LGBT issues, ADHD, and codependency. Anna emphasizes practical steps and honest conversation over jargon. She welcomes questions about how therapy could fit into daily life and what to expect in sessions.
Anna adapts her approach to each person’s needs and temperament. She brings seven years of clinical experience, including work in hospital and inpatient residential settings, which shaped her ability to help with a range of mental health challenges and diagnoses. She frequently blends mindfulness practices and body-focused methods to reduce overwhelm and reactivity.
Her clinical work also includes expressive arts and internal family systems parts work to help people access feelings and make sense of inner conflicts. Cognitive-behavioral strategies and dialectical behavior skills are used when practical structure or skill-building helps reduce symptoms or improve communication.
Anna places value on connection and community as part of healing. She supports people in finding and strengthening social supports when that benefits recovery from loneliness, depression, or chronic stress. Her orientation toward LGBTQ+ and non-monogamous identities informs a respectful, informed stance in sessions.
For people considering therapy, Anna encourages a conversational first session to outline goals and next steps. Prospective clients can use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
How Anna Uses Evidence-Based Tools Online
Anna often blends mindfulness practices into her work, teaching simple attention and breathing skills to reduce anxiety and bring clearer focus in stressful moments. Mindfulness can help with overwhelm and emotion regulation by training attention on the present moment.She also uses internal family systems (IFS) parts work to help people understand internal conflicts and wounded parts. IFS encourages listening to different inner voices so decision-making and self-care become less reactive and more intentional.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Anna typically talks with clients about goals and preferences, then tries techniques that fit those goals. She adjusts methods over time based on what helps and what feels useful to the person.
The profile does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Many people report that online therapy makes it easier to fit sessions into busy weeks, reduces travel time, and allows follow-up or brief check-ins when needed. Online work can support skill practice, reflective exercises, and steady progress toward relationship and mood goals when guided by a licensed professional.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
7+ years
Credentials
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Anna help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy challenges, ADHD, and codependency, plus related concerns like guilt, shame, and isolation.
What is her style in therapy?
Her style is practical and tailored. Sessions mix conversation, skill practice, and gentle experiential work to meet each person's needs.
What relevant experience does she bring?
Anna has seven years of clinical experience, including roles in hospital and inpatient residential mental health settings.
What credentials and region apply?
She holds a California LMFT credential and practices in California.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
The biography does not specify session formats. Confirm current session options before booking to know how sessions are conducted.
How does pricing work?
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 her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.