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Anne Douglas

Compassionate, experienced therapist for life transitions

LMFT North Carolina

Experience
25 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Family
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Attachment-Based Therapy
Languages
English

About Anne

Anne Douglas is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with 25 years of clinical experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, relationship and family challenges, grief, addictions, trauma, and a wide range of life transitions.

Background and approach

She draws on a blend of therapeutic traditions to address intimacy concerns, parenting and attachment issues, mood disorders such as depression and bipolar, as well as concerns around self-esteem, career, eating and sleeping, and compassion fatigue.

Her practice also includes work with LGBT clients and a variety of specific focus areas such as body image, caregiving stress, chronic illness, and communication or control difficulties. Her approach integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with attachment-based and client-centered perspectives alongside emotion-focused and Jungian ideas, tailoring strategies to each person’s needs.

Anne’s background includes graduate training and teaching experience, clinical mentorship by family therapy theorists, and long-standing involvement with professional associations. She offers flexible online session formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging, and organizes treatment collaboratively so clients learn practical skills and self-advocacy while working toward their goals.

Integrating therapeutic approaches for online care

Anne often combines Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy with client-centered principles to meet online client needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy involves identifying unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and practicing concrete skills to reduce anxiety, improve mood, and address sleep or eating difficulties. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at relational patterns formed in early relationships and helps clients build healthier ways of relating and responding in current relationships. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy and collaboration, offering a supportive environment where clients’ goals and pace guide the work.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and is worked out together. The therapist collaborates with each person to match methods to their goals, preferences, and the specific concerns presented, adjusting the plan as progress is made and new priorities emerge.

Online formats available include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which help make scheduling more flexible and therapy more accessible for people with busy lives or mobility limits. These options allow ongoing, practical support and easier follow-up between sessions, and they let therapists and clients focus on skill practice, emotional processing, and relationship work in ways that fit each client’s routine.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist commonly address?
Anne works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, grief, addictions, trauma, intimacy and sexual issues, eating and sleeping difficulties, parenting challenges, mood disorders including depression and bipolar, and many related concerns such as self-esteem and career stress.
What is Anne’s general therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and compassion-focused, combining practical skill-building with exploration of patterns and emotions to help clients understand and change unhelpful habits.
What kind of clinical background does she bring?
She brings 25 years of practice informed by graduate training, teaching roles, supervision experience, and mentorship by prominent family therapy theorists.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is an LMFT licensed in North Carolina; license references provided are MI LMFT 4101006581 and NC LMFT 1704.
Does she work with clients in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available for online work?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexible scheduling and modes of contact.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with this clinician?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefCoaching

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesGender dysphoriaHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Jungian TherapyNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

25+ years

Licensed

Illinois, Michigan, North Carolina, Florida, Virginia

Languages

English