Anita Coffey
Practical, client-centered care for life’s challenges
LCSW Kentucky
- Experience
- 13 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Relationship
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Anita
Anita Coffey brings 13 years of clinical social work experience to her practice and welcomes people seeking help for stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship challenges, trauma and depression.
Background and approach
She completed both undergraduate and graduate degrees in social work and has a background that includes addiction rehabilitation, outpatient clinical work, school-based services, and Drug Court therapy. Anita emphasizes clear, flexible communication and adapts her style to each person's needs.
Her approach centers on the client with an emphasis on practical problem solving, drawing on motivational interviewing and cognitive behavioral techniques alongside mindfulness and psychodynamic ideas when helpful. She has worked with children and adults in varied settings and integrates solution-focused strategies to help clients set and reach specific goals.
Anita is licensed as an LCSW in Kentucky and conducts sessions in English for clients who live in the state.
Evidence-Informed Approaches Delivered Online
Client-Centered Therapy places the person and their goals at the center of sessions, encouraging open dialogue and a collaborative pace that helps clarify values and priorities; this approach supports work on relationship concerns, life purpose, and emotional processing. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying thought patterns and behaviors that contribute to stress, anxiety, mood disorders, and addiction-related challenges, then practices concrete skills to change unhelpful reactions. Mindfulness Therapy introduces present-moment awareness and stress-reduction practices that can complement work on anxiety, trauma symptoms, and impulse control.Choosing the best approach is part of the therapeutic process and will be a shared decision. The therapist partners with clients to assess needs, try techniques, and adjust the plan based on progress and preference so that therapy remains practical and responsive.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility for scheduling and communication style. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care around work, family, and travel, while allowing therapists and clients to focus on practical skill-building and problem solving across the therapeutic approaches described above.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
13+ years
Licensed
Kentucky
Languages
English