About Anne
Anne Ethier, LPC, helps people address anxiety, stress, addiction, and relationship struggles. She writes in straightforward terms and focuses on practical steps people can use day to day. Her style aims to help someone feel steadier and more connected to themselves and others.
She has worked in health and wellness for more than 20 years and has run a independent practice since 2006. That background shapes a broad view of problems and recovery.
Background and approach
Anne draws on both cognitive approaches and body-centered work to help people notice how thoughts and sensations keep patterns alive. In sessions she pays attention to present-moment experience. That often means pausing to notice how the body feels during a thought or memory.
Naming physical sensations and simple grounding techniques are part of how she helps people calm anxiety and respond differently in stressful moments. She also supports people dealing with addictions, eating and food-related issues, and intimacy-related difficulties. Work can include improving communication, addressing codependency, and exploring attachment patterns that affect relationships and trust.
For people who have experienced trauma or abuse, Anne focuses on stabilizing responses first, then gently exploring roots of shame, guilt, or post-traumatic stress. She also helps with life transitions such as pregnancy and childbirth and addresses concerns specific to women. Therapy with Anne centers on steady progress rather than quick fixes.
She partners with each person to set realistic goals and practice skills between sessions so change carries into daily life.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Anne emphasizes evidence-based cognitive approaches that help people identify and shift unhelpful thoughts. This kind of work helps when anxiety, guilt, or repetitive negative thinking make it hard to function. She also uses body-centered or somatic techniques that teach people to notice sensations and regulate their physical reactions to stress and trauma. These practices often reduce overwhelm and support calmer responses in daily life.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That may mean trying different techniques over several sessions and adjusting the plan based on what actually helps in day-to-day life.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face interaction and guided practice, while phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging make it easier to check in between sessions or have shorter, focused conversations. Together these options provide flexibility for people juggling work, caregiving, or other responsibilities.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Life purpose
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Georgia
- Languages
- English
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