Anna Childs, LCSW
Licensed in Wisconsin · 12 years in practice
Anna Childs is a licensed clinical social worker with 12 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, and trauma.
License and registration
- LCSW, Wisconsin
- 9380-123 · expires February 2027
- NPI
- 1801397997 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 12
- Languages
- English
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About Anna
Anna Childs is a licensed clinical social worker with 12 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, and trauma. She offers straightforward support for common struggles like sleep problems, relationship and intimacy questions, parenting strain, and career stress. Anna focuses on practical ways to cope so daily life feels more manageable.
She uses a trauma-informed, relational approach that centers the client's pace and choices. That means sessions often begin with simple breathing and grounding tools, then move into talk-based work and skills when the person is ready.
Background and approach
Anna blends evidence-informed methods to address symptoms and the life problems behind them. Her practice draws from Client-Centered principles, Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills, and Trauma-Focused techniques to reduce overwhelm and improve coping. She also uses Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing in ways suited to each person's needs.
Treatment plans are shaped around goals such as reducing panic, improving sleep, or managing cravings. Anna earned her Master's degree at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and practices in Wisconsin as an LCSW. Over a dozen years in varied settings have given her experience working with people facing complex, overlapping issues like chronic illness, codependency, and ADHD.
She explains tools clearly and keeps sessions focused on practical steps. Clients work at a pace that fits them, and Anna adjusts methods as progress unfolds. She emphasizes skills people can use between sessions to manage emotions, handle conflict, and build resilience.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Anna lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Anna names
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Solution-Focused 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 Anna's Approaches Fit Online Work
Anna blends Client-Centered Therapy and Trauma-Focused methods to meet people where they are. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and building a trusting relationship so clients can set the pace and goals. Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on addressing the impacts of traumatic events through paced, goal-directed work to reduce symptoms and improve coping.She also brings in Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance when those tools are helpful. DBT skills teaching is practical and skill-based, which adapts well to online sessions and supports handling intense emotions between meetings. Choosing which approaches to use is collaborative - the therapist and client talk about goals, try methods, and adjust the plan together as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video is useful when nonverbal cues matter, phone works well if bandwidth is limited, live chat can be a shorter check-in, and messaging lets people reflect between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives while still focusing on concrete tools and steady progress.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Anna commonly address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma and grief. Other areas include relationship and intimacy issues, sleep and eating problems, parenting stress, and career concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Sessions are trauma-informed and relational, with a mix of skills work and talk therapy. She uses practical tools right away and adapts methods to each person's needs.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Anna has 12 years of experience working in a variety of settings with people facing complex concerns. That background informs her practical, down-to-earth approach.
What credentials and location should I know about?
She holds a Master’s degree and practices in Wisconsin as an LCSW, which stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker.
Are sessions offered in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available?
Appointments can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. This allows flexibility for different schedules and preferences.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Specific pricing is provided during the sign-up process.
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