About
- Trauma-informed care
- DBT skills
- EMDR methods
About Anna
Anna Childs is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Wisconsin with 12 years of clinical experience. She works with adults on parenting stress, relationship strain, anxiety, addiction concerns, trauma, and mood-related issues including depression and bipolar symptoms.
She began her training with degrees from the University of Wisconsin system and added a specialized certificate to support clinical work. Her background includes work across several care settings, which shaped a flexible, practical approach to helping people manage day-to-day problems at home and work.
Anna uses a trauma-informed, relational approach that combines talk-based work with body-focused awareness and creative methods. She uses Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, including sandtray adaptations, for trauma processing. She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy strategies for emotional regulation and Client-Centered and Solution-Focused ideas to set goals and make practical changes.
In sessions she helps people notice and name parts of their experience, learn skills to reduce reactivity, and practice new ways of handling conflict or parenting stress. She describes interventions simply and works at a steady pace so coping skills can be used between meetings.
People who need focused work on grief, intimacy-related concerns, sleep and eating difficulties, caregiver stress, or managing ADHD symptoms may find her practical emphasis useful. She provides services in English and practices in Wisconsin as an LCSW.
How sessions work
How chosen approaches guide online work
Anna commonly uses Client-Centered Therapy to focus on the person's perspective and priorities. That approach means sessions start with the client's goals and moves at their pace, useful for relationship stress and parenting concerns.She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) strategies to teach concrete skills for regulating intense emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness. DBT techniques are helpful for anger, anxiety, and maintaining steadier responses during conflict.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is included for trauma processing and for reducing the intensity of distress linked to past events. EMDR work is paired with grounding and regulation skills so people can manage strong reactions between sessions.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the therapeutic process. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick techniques that match their concerns, goals, and comfort level. That decision-making is adjusted as progress is made.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Therapists can use skill coaching, guided regulation exercises, and talk-based work effectively in remote appointments when those formats are offered.
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Experience
12+ years
Listed in
Wisconsin
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of family or parenting issues are addressed?
Anna helps people navigate parenting stress, blended family challenges, communication problems, and caregiver strain. She supports work on boundaries, routines, and relationship tension related to home life.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her work is trauma-informed and relational, mixing talk therapy with skills training and creative or somatic methods. Sessions focus on practical tools for regulation and clearer communication.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 12 years of experience working in varied clinical settings. That background informs her use of several evidence-informed approaches.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She holds the LCSW credential in Wisconsin and provides services based in that state.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available?
Confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats. Please check the platform for up-to-date format details.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Final rates depend on local factors.
How do I begin if I want to work with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the system.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.