Anna Allred, LMHC, LPC
Supportive counselor for everyday parenting challenges
Explore online therapy options- Years in practice
- 10
- Credentials
- LMHC, LPC
- Licensed in
- Washington, Oregon
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Bipolar disorder
About Anna
Anna Allred is a licensed counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, mood challenges, and parenting concerns. She brings ten years of clinical experience and aims to make the first steps toward change feel manageable. Her approach centers on listening and working alongside people to identify practical next steps.
She creates a calm space for people to speak honestly about what they are feeling. Sessions focus on what matters now and what can improve daily life.
Background and approach
She emphasizes clear, achievable goals so progress is easier to see. Anna draws on a mix of therapy methods to match each person's needs. She uses client-centered techniques to follow a person's lead and build trust.
She also applies cognitive behavioral tools to help change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. For clients who have experienced trauma or persistent distress, she can include elements of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing to address painful memories. Dialectical behavior therapy skills are used when emotion regulation and coping strategies are priorities.
Her background includes work across a range of concerns from addiction and grief to career stress and compassion fatigue. She holds dual credentials as a licensed mental health counselor and a licensed professional counselor, and she practices in Washington. Her style is straightforward, compassionate, and focused on useful strategies parents can try between sessions.
What Anna works with
Everything Anna lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Anna helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Cancer
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Anna lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Hypnotherapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Anna's approaches translate to online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on following the person's lead, listening carefully, and shaping sessions around a person's priorities; online sessions let the therapist and client find a workable rhythm for discussion and problem solving. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) teaches straightforward techniques to spot and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can be practiced between sessions and reviewed over video or messaging. Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) addresses traumatic memories by combining guided attention with structured processing, and elements can be adapted for remote sessions when appropriate.Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before. Together they adjust methods and pacing so the plan fits day-to-day life and parenting obligations.
Online formats offer practical flexibility. Video calls work well for in-depth conversation and guided exercises. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or when a client prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging allow shorter check-ins, real-time coaching, and easy follow-up between longer sessions. These options help people fit therapy around work, childcare, and other commitments while using the clinical approaches above.
Questions people ask about Anna
What issues does Anna commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar concerns, parenting strain, grief, addiction, self-esteem, and related life changes.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is client-centered and collaborative, with clear, practical steps and tools from cognitive behavioral and dialectical approaches.
What is her professional background?
She has ten years of professional experience supporting people with a wide range of concerns, including trauma, career stress, and compassion fatigue.
Where is Anna licensed to practice?
She holds Washington and Oregon licenses: WA LMHC LH and OR LPC, and she practices in Washington.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are costs handled for sessions?
Costs vary by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session based on the therapist's availability.
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