Anna McIver, LCSW - Therapist in Maine

About Anna

Anna McIver is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on family and parenting concerns alongside stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship struggles, and trauma. She brings ten years of clinical experience and a calm, compassionate presence to sessions. Her style aims to make it easier to say what feels hard to say and to find practical ways forward.

She emphasizes building rapport and emotional connection early in therapy. She uses a mix of approaches to match each person’s needs.

Background and approach

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors that keep problems going. Dialectical Behavior Therapy offers skills for managing strong emotions and improving relationships. Attachment-informed ideas guide work around connection, trust, and closeness.

In sessions she works alongside clients to set clear goals. Conversations focus on what feels most urgent and what steps are doable between meetings. Her approach blends skill teaching, problem solving, and supportive reflection.

Anna has worked with people facing mood disorders, grief and loss, chronic illness, parenting struggles, infertility, and related fertility concerns. That background shapes how she notices patterns in relationships and stress responses. Her aim is to create a hopeful space where parents and partners can talk through painful feelings and learn tools to cope.

She encourages collaboration and practical change rather than quick fixes.

Online approaches that emphasize connection and skills

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early patterns of connection shape current relationships. It helps people notice how they relate to others and how to build more reliable closeness.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It helps identify patterns that increase anxiety or depression and teaches concrete steps to change those patterns.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, needs, and preferences and together they will choose whether attachment ideas, CBT skills, or other methods fit best. This collaborative process shapes the plan moving forward.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls can recreate face-to-face conversation, phone sessions work when screens aren’t possible, and live chat or text messaging allow shorter check-ins or notes between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy parenting and work schedules while keeping consistent contact with a licensed professional.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she help with?

Areas include stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, grief, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, intimacy issues, anger, bipolar concerns, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue.

How would you describe her therapy style?

She keeps the work collaborative and practical, aiming to build emotional connection and teach skills that can be used between sessions.

What clinical experience does she bring?

She has ten years of experience as a psychotherapist and has worked with mood disorders, grief and loss, chronic illness, parenting struggles, and infertility-related concerns.

What are her professional credentials and where is she based?

She is a licensed clinical social worker - LCSW - licensed in Maine under ME LCSW LC18208.

Which languages are supported and can she see clients abroad?

Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.

What session formats are available?

Therapy can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How are fees and payments handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist factors; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Family conflicts

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 10 years
Licensed: Maine
Languages: English

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