About Ana
Ana Stevenson is a licensed clinical social worker who uses a person-centered approach to help people manage anxiety, stress, and major life changes. She speaks English and Spanish and draws on years of international life experience to relate to many perspectives. Ana combines practical strategies with a focus on what each person needs right now.
She spent much of her life living in Asia, Africa, South America, and the United States.
Background and approach
Over nine years of clinical practice include work with people facing trauma, difficult transitions, immigration-related stress, and grief. Prior roles in employee relations helped her develop clear communication and problem-solving skills that she brings into sessions. In therapy Ana blends hands-on tools and reflective work.
She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and mindfulness practices to build moment-to-moment coping. She also uses EMDR-informed methods when trauma memories are a central concern, and draws on dialectical ideas to help manage strong emotions. Sessions focus on practical steps clients can use between meetings.
Ana helps people build skills for better sleep, calmer thinking, and clearer decisions. She also supports work on relationships, parenting stress, addiction concerns, and career pressures. Clients can expect straightforward conversation, collaborative goal setting, and flexible ways to try new skills.
Ana helps people notice small changes that add up over time and adjust plans as needs shift.
Therapeutic approaches that translate well to online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person's goals and needs, creating room for honest conversation and collaborative planning that works over video or messaging. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills people can practice between sessions. Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR)-informed methods help process distressing memories and can be adapted to remote formats when appropriate.Ana will work with each person to find the best fit among these approaches. Deciding which methods to use is a shared process based on someone’s concerns, goals, and preferences. She adjusts techniques over time and checks in about what helps and what needs to change.
Online therapy offers flexibility for busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions require less bandwidth and can be a simple option for a check-in. Live chat or text-based messaging supports brief check-ins, skill practice, or people who prefer written communication. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or travel schedules while keeping clinical work consistent.
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What this therapist works with
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- Addictions
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- New Mexico
- Languages
- English, Spanish
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