About Annis
Annis Reyes Frias is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and the effects of trauma and abuse. She also supports those dealing with low self-esteem, major life changes, and concerns around communication or separation. The tone in sessions is practical and focused on clear steps forward.
She draws on several approaches to tailor care to each person. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is used to identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns.
Background and approach
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, ACT, is offered to help people notice what matters most and take committed steps toward those values. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR, is available for processing past distressing memories. Sessions are described as collaborative and centered on the person's goals.
Conversations often mix short-term skills - like calming exercises and thought reframing - with deeper work on patterns that keep someone stuck. Hypnotherapy and mindfulness practices may be added when they fit a client's needs. Her practice covers a range of life concerns including communication problems, divorce and separation, life purpose, and self-love.
Annis blends direct skill teaching with empathic listening so clients can try new behaviors between sessions and notice small changes. She brings 13 years of clinical experience and holds an LCSW. Annis provides care in Arizona and speaks both English and Spanish, offering multiple session formats to fit different schedules and preferences.
How therapeutic approaches work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, ACT, helps people clarify what matters to them and take small committed actions toward those values while learning to sit with difficult thoughts. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and practicing new skills to change how daily life feels. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR, is a trauma-focused method used to process upsetting memories and reduce their emotional hold; it is adapted for virtual sessions when appropriate.Finding the right approach is part of the process and the therapist will collaborate with each person to decide what fits best. Sessions often begin with shared goals, then try different techniques to see what helps most. This collaborative stance lets the therapist adjust methods over time based on progress and personal preference.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and skills practice, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins, and text messaging helps people keep in touch between sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into work, school, and family schedules while keeping the focus on consistent progress.
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What this therapist works with
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- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
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Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed
- Illinois, Arizona
- Languages
- English, Spanish
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