Profile / United States
Anna Ward Martin, LPC
Georgia
Licensed Professional Counselor - Stress and Anxiety
See online therapy options- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- DBT skills practice
- Phone and video
About Anna
Anna Ward Martin is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Georgia with 12 years of clinical experience. She sees people for stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship concerns, family issues, and depression. Sessions focus on practical skills and clearer thinking rather than lengthy theory.
Her approach blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with client-centered listening and elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). She helps people notice unhelpful thoughts, test them, and try new behaviors. Work can include learning emotion-regulation strategies, practicing communication skills, and setting doable goals.
She also uses mindfulness and narrative techniques to help people slow down and examine patterns that keep causing distress. Those tools support work on guilt, shame, forgiveness, and self-acceptance. Practical exercises and homework are common, framed as short experiments to try between sessions.
Anna mentions experience with substance use concerns and with panic or mood-related problems. Conversations are oriented toward clear steps - what to try next, how to respond differently, and how to measure small changes over time. Progress is tracked in concrete ways rather than broad promises.
She offers sessions by phone or video and does not offer chat-only sessions. To begin, people use the site process to complete a short questionnaire and book their first appointment. Payment uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Anna combines Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and client-centered work to focus on practical steps. CBT involves spotting unhelpful thoughts, testing them, and trying new behaviors to reduce anxiety and improve mood. Client-centered methods focus on active listening and using the client’s goals to guide each session.She also incorporates Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance when those skills fit the concern. DBT skills help with intense emotions and impulse patterns by teaching specific techniques to stabilize responses in the moment.
Choosing an approach is collaborative. She will discuss options with each person and decide together what to try first based on goals and what feels workable. That decision can change over time if a different method seems more helpful.
She provides phone and video sessions rather than chat-only work. Confirm the exact session formats and any technical needs before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into busy schedules, allow a shorter check-in on a lunch break, or avoid travel time. The focus remains on clear, practical steps to try between sessions and on tracking which strategies make a measurable difference.
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Experience
12+ years
Listed in
Georgia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address most often?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and family concerns, and depression, plus related topics like guilt, shame, and communication problems.
How does she use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
She uses CBT to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and test alternative responses. Sessions often include exercises to practice between meetings.
What is her clinical background?
She has 12 years of clinical experience working with mood, panic, substance use, and relationship concerns.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in the state of Georgia and practices with that credential.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats does she use?
She offers phone and video sessions and does not provide chat-only sessions. Confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment work?
Sessions use a subscription model that varies with location and can be canceled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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