Anita Tanner , LMSW

Anita Tanner is a Licensed Master Social Worker with 40 years of experience supporting middle-aged and older adults as they navigate grief, loss, anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, and major life transitions. She draws on a broad clinical background to help clients clarify priorities, rebuild resilience, and find practical ways to move forward when life feels overwhelming.

Tanner’s work emphasizes listening with compassion and tailoring strategies to each person’s situation. Her practice often addresses stress, coping with life changes, caregiver strain, compassion fatigue, and issues around intimacy, family dynamics, and end-of-life concerns. As an LMSW - Licensed Master Social Worker - she combines evidence-informed methods with a client-centered focus to help individuals explore values, develop coping skills, and restore emotional balance.

Based in Michigan, Anita Tanner accepts new clients, including international clients, and offers multiple ways to engage in therapy so that care fits into busy lives. Her approach is grounded in respect for each client’s history and goals, with an emphasis on collaboration and practical steps toward improved wellbeing.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most to them and take small, meaningful steps toward those values while learning to accept difficult thoughts and feelings. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, grief, and life changes where new priorities and actions are needed.

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a warm, nonjudgmental therapeutic relationship in which the therapist listens closely and reflects the client’s experience so the client can explore feelings and solutions at their own pace. This approach supports self-esteem, relationship concerns, and emotional processing.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thought and behavior patterns and developing practical strategies to shift them. CBT is often applied to anxiety, mood concerns, and stress by teaching skills that reduce distress and improve daily functioning.

Finding the right approach is part of the process, and Anita Tanner works collaboratively with each client to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She adapts techniques over time based on what is most helpful for the individual.

Online therapy offers flexible options such as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, making it easier to fit care into work, family, and caregiving schedules. These modalities support consistent access to therapists and allow clients to engage in therapy from locations that work best for them, while still receiving structured, skill-based support from licensed professionals.