Profile / United States
Anna McIver, LCSW
Maine
LCSW - Anxiety and Mood Concerns
See online therapy options- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- DBT skills
- Attachment focus
About Anna
Anna McIver is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Maine with ten years of clinical experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, and issues related to addiction and trauma. Anna also supports people facing mood swings, postpartum challenges, and the strains that come with life changes.
Her approach is practical and focused. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) along with Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills and attachment-based ideas. Conversations identify unhelpful thoughts and patterns, then test small changes to see what helps in daily life.
Sessions are collaborative and client-centered. Anna listens to what feels most urgent and works with each person to set clear goals. She uses simple, structured tools - thought records, behavioral experiments, and emotion regulation strategies - so people can try different responses between sessions.
She has experience supporting people with fertility and pregnancy-related concerns, parenting struggles, and chronic illness alongside mood and grief work. Anna often helps with codependency, body image, commitment questions, and social anxiety in young adults and women.
People can expect a straightforward, skills-focused style that combines reflection with concrete practice. Her Maine practice draws on ten years of work across common life stressors and more complex mood and trauma-related problems.
How CBT and related approaches are used in online sessions
Anna uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice connections between thoughts, feelings, and actions, then try small experiments that change how they respond. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, and social phobia because it targets specific thinking patterns and behaviors.She also draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early relationships shape current expectations and reactions. That work helps with intimacy issues, codependency, and relationship patterns by naming interaction cycles and testing new ways of relating.
Finding the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will review needs, goals, and preferences and suggest a plan that may combine CBT, DBT skills, or attachment-focused work. Clients and therapist check progress and adjust methods when something is not helping.
The practical benefits of online work include easier scheduling and fitting sessions into a busy week. Confirm the current session options before booking, since formats are set by the practice. Many people find online sessions make it simpler to work on emotion regulation skills between meetings and to bring real-life examples into conversation.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Maine
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, addictions, trauma and abuse, bipolar mood concerns, and coping with life changes.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is client-centered and structured, focusing on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing practical changes between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has ten years of experience as a psychotherapist working with individuals, couples, and families.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is an LCSW licensed in Maine and practices from that state.
In what languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How does someone begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
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