About Anita
Dr. Anita Russell helps people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, mood shifts, and grief. She brings calm and steady support for those coping with life changes, trauma, anger, or burnout.
Her tone is practical and respectful, aimed at people who want doable steps forward. With 30 years of experience, she keeps sessions focused on the person in front of her. She listens first, then builds a plan that fits each person's situation.
Background and approach
She uses talk and practical tools to improve mood, manage strong feelings, and rebuild confidence. Her approach blends Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). That means conversations that follow each person's needs, paired with techniques to shift unhelpful thoughts and manage intense emotions.
Sessions are action-oriented when needed, and supportive when people need to process pain. Dr. Russell works with issues such as bipolar mood concerns, depression, compassion fatigue, and career stress, and she also addresses guilt, shame, forgiveness, and self-love.
She adjusts pace and focus based on what a person says is most important right now. People can expect clear goals and straightforward tools to use between sessions. She aims to help people notice small changes that add up over time.
Her style is patient, direct, and grounded in decades of clinical experience.
Approaches for online anxiety and mood work
Dr. Russell uses Client-Centered Therapy to make sessions feel collaborative and respectful. That approach focuses on listening carefully, reflecting what matters most to the person, and shaping the conversation around their goals. It helps people feel heard and clearer about next steps.She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy or CBT, which breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. CBT teaches practical exercises to test unhelpful thoughts and build different habits, which can help with anxiety, depression, and stress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy or DBT adds skill work for managing intense emotions and improving coping when feelings feel overwhelming.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Dr. Russell discusses options with each person and chooses techniques based on their needs, goals, and preferences. She frames therapy as a team effort where adjustments are made as progress unfolds.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people see each other's expressions, phone can be a simpler check-in with lower bandwidth needs, live chat supports short conversations during a busy day, and text messaging works well for ongoing questions and brief updates. These options are meant to increase flexibility and make it easier to fit therapy into everyday life.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
Also listed
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Self-love
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 30 years
- Licensed
- Oklahoma
- Languages
- English
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