Anita Tanner

Anita Tanner is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) with forty years of experience. She helps people facing grief, anxiety, depression, stress, and major life changes. Her approach is calm and down-to-earth, focused on practical steps people can use right away.

She commonly supports people dealing with relationship strain, compassion fatigue, and chronic illness or caregiving burdens. Anita also addresses issues like anger, low self-esteem, feelings of emptiness, and questions about life purpose and midlife changes. She works with concerns that arise around end-of-life care and hospice situations as well.

Anita blends several methods to match each person’s needs. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to notice and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people make room for hard feelings while taking steps toward values-based goals. Mindfulness and Client-Centered Therapy bring a gentle, attentive tone to sessions.

Sessions emphasize clear goals and small, doable strategies. Conversations are practical and paced to fit the person’s life. Anita encourages steady progress rather than quick fixes.

Clients often come for help with caregiving stress, chronic pain or illness, and relationship difficulties tied to abandonment or control issues. She also offers support for mood disorders such as bipolar disorder and depression. Anita aims to help people find steadier ground and more satisfying daily routines.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck, then choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, grief, and life changes because it pairs acceptance with practical steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing new, more helpful behaviors. CBT is often used for anxiety, mood concerns, and managing stress. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental conversation where the person leads the pace and topic, which can ease feelings of shame and isolation.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Anita will help you decide which methods fit your goals and preferences. She aims to collaborate, adapting tools and homework to your daily routine and what you find most helpful.

Confirm the exact session formats before booking since the biography does not list specific options. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It can also let people use mindfulness practices and CBT exercises at home between meetings, which helps carry gains into everyday routines.