Anna Claybaugh, LCSW, LICSW
Licensed in Oregon · 10 years in practice
Anna Claybaugh is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with ten years of practice.
License and registration
- LCSW, Oregon
- L7813 · expires December 2027
- LICSW, Washington
- LW 61466451 · expires November 2026
- NPI
- 1821445453 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 10
- Languages
- English, Spanish
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About Anna
Anna Claybaugh is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with ten years of practice. They use a direct, compassionate style to help people build stronger connections and more authentic lives. Anna speaks English and Spanish and works with many concerns related to stress, anxiety, grief, trauma, and identity.
Anna helps people who struggle to speak up for themselves or feel unworthy of good things. They often support caregivers, people-pleasers, and highly sensitive people.
Background and approach
As a queer clinician, Anna brings understanding to LGBTQIA2S+ identities and related concerns. In sessions Anna looks for practical ways to reduce distress and restore agency. They help clients name what is blocking them, practice coping skills, and make changes that fit their values.
The approach is collaborative and rooted in compassion. Anna blends several therapeutic approaches and draws on knowledge of brain science and psychotherapy. This allows therapy to be tailored to each person’s needs and goals.
The tone in the room is warm, relaxed, and nonjudgmental. Anna trained in social work at New York University and holds LCSW and LICSW credentials. People who want hands-on support with anxiety, trauma, compassion fatigue, intimacy, parenting stress, or life transitions often find the practical focus helpful.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Anna lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Anna names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
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
Therapeutic approaches that translate to online care
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns in close relationships. It helps people notice how early bonds shape current trust, closeness, and worry in relationships, and supports building more supported ways of connecting. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person’s own goals and experience. The therapist listens without judgment, follows what matters most to the client, and helps people find their own answers and strengths. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact. It teaches practical skills to reduce anxious thinking, improve sleep and eating habits, and manage mood swings.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Anna will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. That process may involve trying a few techniques and adjusting based on what helps most.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can fit a break at work or be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging let people check in between sessions or use shorter, frequent touchpoints. These options make it easier to fit consistent care into a busy life and to keep using practical tools between meetings.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Anna commonly address?
Anna works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, compassion fatigue, relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting strain, eating and sleeping problems, self-esteem struggles, career questions, bipolar challenges, and related areas.
What is Anna's therapy style?
Sessions are compassionate and direct with a warm, relaxed tone. The work focuses on identifying blocks, learning coping skills, and making practical changes that match each person’s goals.
How much clinical experience does Anna have?
Anna has ten years of experience as a clinical social worker and applies that background to help people navigate life changes, trauma recovery, and stress management.
What credentials and location are listed?
Anna holds LCSW and LICSW credentials and practices from Washington state.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Can international clients work with Anna?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different schedules and communication preferences.
How are costs and getting started handled?
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