Anita Cohn, LCSW
Licensed in Missouri · 21 years in practice
Anita Cohn is a licensed clinical social worker in Missouri with 21 years of experience.
License and registration
- LCSW, Missouri
- 2008013814 · expires September 2027
- NPI
- 1396903753 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 21
- Languages
- English
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About Anita
Anita Cohn is a licensed clinical social worker in Missouri with 21 years of experience. She focuses on helping people who are stressed, anxious, grieving, or dealing with relationship problems and mood concerns. Her approach is straightforward and respectful, and she aims to help clients find useful ways to move forward.
She sees each person as the expert on their own life. Sessions focus on listening first, then identifying practical steps that fit a person's daily life.
Background and approach
Anita uses tools from several therapy approaches to match what a client needs in the moment. Her work often centers on trauma and loss. She helps people process painful memories and manage strong emotions so they can feel steadier over time.
She also supports those facing career transitions, identity questions, and challenges with self-esteem. Anita blends talk-based work with focused strategies. She may use techniques to change unhelpful thinking, address underlying relationship patterns, or target trauma symptoms when needed.
The goal is to leave each session with clearer next steps and skills to practice between meetings. She speaks English and practices in Missouri. Getting started simply involves completing a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a session according to availability.
Anita aims to make beginning therapy a manageable first step for people ready to make a change.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Anita lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Anita names
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How Anita's Approaches Work Online
Client-centered therapy begins by focusing on the client's experience and priorities. It involves listening closely and helping people identify their own strengths and goals, which can guide short-term and long-term work. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical techniques to change unhelpful patterns. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, often called EMDR, is a trauma-focused approach that helps people process distressing memories and reduce their intensity.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Anita will talk with each person about goals, symptoms, and what has helped in the past, then suggest options and adjust work over time. The plan can change as progress is made and as new priorities appear.
Online therapy offers flexibility for arranging care. Video calls allow a full face-to-face conversation, phone sessions work well when video is not possible, live chat is useful for brief check-ins, and text-based messaging can support ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, handle follow-ups between meetings, and pick the format that best matches energy, bandwidth, and availability.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does she help people with?
Anita helps people with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, and many related concerns like self-esteem, parenting, and career concerns.
What is her general therapy style?
She listens first and uses a blend of client-centered, cognitive behavioral, psychodynamic, and trauma-focused ideas to create practical next steps tailored to each person.
How much experience does she bring?
She has 21 years of professional experience working with a range of mood, trauma, and life transition issues.
Where does Anita hold her license and practice?
She is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) in Missouri and provides services from that state.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What formats are available for sessions?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through 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 the therapist's availability.
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