- Years in practice
- 9
- Credentials
- LMSW
- Licensed in
- Michigan
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Parenting issues
About Anicia
Anicia Battles is a licensed social worker who focuses on helping parents and people adjusting to changes tied to caregiving and family life. She speaks directly to stress, anxiety, parenting strains and mood concerns while keeping sessions practical and compassionate. Her approach centers on meeting clients where they are and building on existing strengths.
Battles has nine years of experience working with caregivers and others facing life transitions. She has spent time supporting parents of young children and people navigating attachment, postpartum mood shifts, and bonding challenges.
Background and approach
Her experience includes work with adoption and foster care issues as well as helping people cope with grief, guilt, and control struggles. In session she uses several approaches to tailor care to each person. Client-centered work creates space for each person to set goals.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps spot unhelpful thinking and try small behavior changes. Attachment-informed ideas guide conversations about connections and bonding. Conversations are practical and down-to-earth.
That can mean building coping skills, practicing new ways to respond in tense moments, or reframing unhelpful beliefs. She emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and a strength-based outlook while clients try different strategies. People can expect a calm, supportive presence and a focus on what can change now.
Battles helps people weigh options and make incremental steps toward clearer routines and steadier moods.
What Anicia works with
Everything Anicia lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Anicia helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Control issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Life purpose
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Anicia lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approach-focused online care for parents and caregivers
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how past and current relationships shape feelings and behavior. It can help parents and caregivers with bonding, separation worries, and building safer emotional connections. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and supporting each person to set their own goals and pace the work. This approach helps when someone needs a nonjudgmental space to sort priorities and make decisions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying thoughts that feed anxiety or low mood and testing new behaviors to change how someone feels and acts.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That might mean trying a few techniques, adjusting between sessions, and mixing approaches to match what’s helpful in day-to-day life.
Online formats offer flexibility for busy caregivers. Video calls replicate a face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited, text-based messaging lets someone check in between meetings, and live chat supports brief check-ins or focused problem-solving. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, childcare, or medical schedules while keeping the focus on practical steps and steady progress.
Questions people ask about Anicia
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, relationship and family issues, trauma and compassion fatigue among other concerns.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is warm and client-centered, emphasizing respect and collaboration while using practical skill building and reflective conversation.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has nine years of experience working with caregivers and people navigating life changes and attachment-related concerns.
What credentials and region does she hold?
She is an LMSW, licensed in Michigan, and practices as a mental health professional in that state.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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