Anna Ward Martin, LPC - Therapist in Georgia

About Anna

Anna Ward Martin is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Georgia with 12 years of clinical experience. She uses practical, evidence-based methods to help people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship strain, and depression. Her style is straightforward and collaborative, aimed at helping each person build on their own strengths.

Anna offers sessions by phone or video to fit busy schedules. She draws on methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to teach concrete skills for mood and emotion management.

Background and approach

Mindfulness and narrative techniques help clients shift unhelpful patterns and make different choices day to day. Sessions focus on usable tools - thinking habits, emotion skills, and small behavior changes that add up over time. Anna pays attention to communication problems, control issues, guilt and shame, and challenges around forgiveness and self-love.

She works with people who want clearer goals and better ways to solve recurring conflicts. Conversations move at a practical pace with steps to try between meetings. Her experience includes supporting those facing panic attacks and broader mood disorders, as well as people tackling substance concerns and relationship stress.

She sees therapy as a partnership and emphasizes real-world progress more than labels. If someone prefers phone or video work, she offers those formats rather than chat-based sessions. For anyone in Georgia looking for a therapist who focuses on skills, clarity, and steady progress, Anna brings steady experience and a down-to-earth approach.

Online approaches that teach skills and build insight

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person without judgment. It helps people feel heard and decide what changes matter most to them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and offers clear exercises to shift unhelpful thinking and behavior. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills that can reduce intense reactions and improve relationships.

Picking the right approach is a team effort. Anna will work with the client to test methods and adjust as needed based on goals and preferences. That means sessions can mix listening, skill practice, and small experiments to find what helps most in daily life.

Online therapy via video calls or phone sessions makes it easier to fit meetings into a busy week. Live chat and text-based messaging offer additional ways to check in between sessions. These formats provide flexibility - clients can connect from home or during a break and continue work where it fits their schedule.

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.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Anna commonly address?

She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family concerns, and depression. Additional areas include communication problems, control issues, guilt and shame, and self-love.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her approach is practical and collaborative, using skill-building and clear steps. Sessions focus on usable tools for emotion regulation and better daily choices.

How much experience does she have?

Anna has 12 years of clinical experience as a licensed counselor. That background shapes her focus on applied skills and steady progress.

Where is she licensed and what is her credential?

She holds the Licensed Professional Counselor credential in Georgia, listed as GA LPC LPC009645.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Are international clients accepted?

International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

Therapy is available by video calls or phone sessions, and also through live chat or text-based messaging for formats she supports. She does not provide chat sessions personally but uses phone and video.

How do fees and getting started work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Addictions
Relationship issues

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 12 years
Licensed: Georgia
Languages: English

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