Ana Stevenson , LCSW

Ana Stevenson brings a broad, worldly perspective to clinical social work, shaped by 26 years of life experience across Asia, Africa, South America, and the United States. She combines that global outlook with years of helping others - sixteen years of committed human service work, including eight years focused on clinical support for people navigating difficult life transitions, trauma, and the challenges of immigration. Her background also includes ten years as an employee relations specialist, work that deepened her ability to relate to diverse experiences and communicate effectively across cultures.

Ana practices in a person-centered way, orienting care around each individual’s goals and priorities. She integrates somatic approaches with EMDR and cognitive-behavioral techniques to support healing that attends to both body and mind. This integrative stance aims to increase balance and encourage greater self-kindness as people move toward emotional growth.

Multicultural and multilingual, Ana draws on lived experience in varied regions to connect with clients from many backgrounds. She is credentialed as an LCSW, which stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and she uses that clinical training to accompany people through recovery, adjustment, and personal development.

Integrative therapeutic approaches available online

Ana uses client-centered therapy to create a collaborative space where the person's goals guide the work. This approach emphasizes empathy, active listening, and supporting each individual’s own capacity for growth, which can help with self-esteem, relationship concerns, and major life changes.

She also applies cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help identify and change unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors. CBT is practical and skills-focused, often used for anxiety, depression, and stress management. In addition, Ana incorporates EMDR for processing traumatic memories and reducing the intensity of distressing experiences, offering a structured method to work with trauma symptoms.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Ana works collaboratively with clients to assess needs, preferences, and goals, and she adapts methods over time so the treatment fits each person’s situation.

Online therapy with Ana is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options provide flexibility for scheduling, allow support from different locations including international clients, and make it easier to maintain continuity of care during life transitions or busy periods.