Dr. Anat Anais
Experienced LCSW blending practical therapy approaches
LCSW New York
- Experience
- 30 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Trauma and abuse
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Attachment-Based Therapy
- Languages
- English, Hebrew
About Anat
Dr. Anat Anais is a New York licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with three decades of direct practice supporting people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship difficulties, grief, and struggles with self-esteem and addictions.
Background and approach
Her work also covers a wide array of related concerns such as intimacy and parenting challenges, body image and eating difficulties, sleep problems, and career or life-change transitions. She has helped clients affected by domestic violence, dissociation, attachment and family-of-origin issues, and complex mood concerns including bipolar and disruptive mood dysregulation disorder.
Her approach is humanistic and client-centered, rooted in strengths and collaboration rather than a fixed protocol. Dr.
Anais integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) alongside attachment-informed and emotionally-focused strategies, and she uses motivational interviewing and narrative methods when appropriate to the person’s needs. She emphasizes tailoring treatment plans to individual goals and preferences and works with clients to find interventions that fit their life circumstances.
Dr. Anais trained at Adelphi University in New York and brings 30 years of clinical experience to her practice.
She offers services in English and Hebrew and practices from New York where her LCSW license is held (NY LCSW 073780).
How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety, depression, and stress; it often includes practical exercises and between-session work to build new coping skills. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relational patterns shape current emotional responses and interpersonal dynamics, helping clients address trust, intimacy, and connection challenges in relationships. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy, acceptance, and the client’s own insights, creating space for people to lead the pace and focus of their healing while the therapist offers reflective listening and support.
Finding the right fit is part of the therapeutic process. Dr. Anais works collaboratively with clients to select or blend approaches that match their goals, preferences, and the particular issues they bring, adjusting methods as progress and needs evolve.
Online therapy through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging offers flexibility for those juggling work, family, or mobility constraints and can make it easier to access consistent support from a licensed professional. These formats allow ongoing therapeutic work, skill practice, and contact with a therapist without requiring in-person visits, which can help maintain continuity of care during life transitions and busy schedules.
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Experience
30+ years
Licensed
New York
Languages
English, Hebrew