- Years in practice
- 10
- Credentials
- LCSW, LICSW
- Licensed in
- Oregon, Washington
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- LGBT
- Focus
- Relationship issues
About Anna
Anna Claybaugh, LCSW, LICSW, brings ten years of clinical social work experience to conversations about parenting, stress, and relationship concerns. Anna aims to help people feel more connected to themselves and others, name their needs, and take practical steps toward change.
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish and can address a wide range of life challenges including anxiety, grief, trauma, caregiving strain, and issues around intimacy and self-esteem. Anna uses a direct yet warm approach in session.
Background and approach
She draws on attachment-based and client-centered ideas to help people identify patterns that get in the way of feeling safe and seen. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy tools are used when practical skills are needed to manage thoughts and behaviors. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, is another option for processing traumatic memories when appropriate.
People who struggle to ask for what they need, who are highly sensitive, or who do caregiving work often find Anna’s style helpful. Anna also has experience working with LGBTQIA2S+ people and brings a trauma-informed, compassion-centered lens to therapy. The focus is on clear, doable steps that fit each person’s life and values.
Anna earned a Master of Social Work from New York University and holds LCSW and LICSW credentials. Her background includes training in attachment theory and several trauma-informed methods. She integrates knowledge of brain science and psychotherapeutic approaches to tailor care to each person’s goals.
To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and choose a session time. Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What Anna works with
Everything Anna lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Anna helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Anna lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and online sessions
Anna often blends attachment-based and client-centered work to help people notice relationship patterns and feel more seen. Attachment-based work looks at how early connection shapes current relationships and helps people change repetitive, unhelpful patterns. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening closely and meeting each person where they are so they can discover their own solutions.She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which targets thoughts and behaviors with practical exercises. CBT can help when anxiety, anger, or sleep problems get in the way of daily life. Together with the client, the therapist will discuss which approaches make sense and adjust the plan as goals and needs evolve. Finding the right mix is a collaborative process guided by the client’s preferences and the issues they bring.
Online therapy offers a range of ways to connect. Video calls are useful for conversations that benefit from face-to-face interaction. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging provide ongoing support between sessions or a way to fit therapy into a busy schedule. These options aim to make it easier to keep consistent work on goals regardless of location or day-to-day demands.
Questions people ask about Anna
What concerns does Anna often address?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, trauma and caregiving stress as well as intimacy, self-esteem, eating and sleeping issues. Parenting concerns are also listed among her focus areas.
How would you describe the therapy style here?
Sessions combine a direct, warm approach with compassion and practicality. The therapist uses attachment, client-centered ideas and CBT tools to create clear, manageable steps.
What is Anna's professional background?
Anna has ten years of experience as a clinical social worker and training in several trauma-informed methods. Her work mixes brain science with psychotherapeutic approaches to tailor care.
Where is Anna licensed and located?
She holds LCSW and LICSW credentials and practices from Washington state.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
What session formats are available?
Therapy can be delivered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to therapist availability.
More therapists for parents in Washington
All in Washington
Robert Jensen
LMHC
Washington 6 years in practice
Practical, compassionate support for parenting and stress
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Self esteem
Patricia Sumlin
LMFT
Washington 25 years in practice
Direct, experienced therapist for parenting and life stress
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship
- Family
Dr. Maria Kim
LMFT, LMHC
Washington 15 years in practice English, Korean
Calm, practical therapy for parenting stress
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Depression