Anna Allred, LMHC, LPC
Compassionate counselor who helps people rewrite their stories
Details
| Name | Anna Allred |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LMHC, LPC |
| Based in | Washington |
| Licensed in | Washington, Oregon |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 10 |
About Anna
Anna Allred is a licensed counselor who focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, or big life changes. She speaks plainly and offers steady support while clients figure out next steps. Her style aims to help people build confidence and better manage mood and motivation.
Anna practices in Washington and brings ten years of professional experience to sessions. She creates an open, nonjudgmental space where thoughts and feelings can be shared.
Background and approach
Conversations are practical and grounded, with attention to what matters most to each person. She uses Narrative Therapy to help clients reframe personal stories and separate themselves from unhelpful labels. That work often helps with issues like grief, family of origin concerns, identity, and feelings of emptiness.
Anna also uses Client-Centered methods that prioritize the client’s perspective and values. Sessions focus on listening, reflection, and building trust so people can find their own direction. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and EMDR are additional approaches she draws on when helpful.
These tools are used to address anxiety, trauma reactions, mood instability, and unhelpful thinking patterns. People who come for support might be dealing with addiction, parenting stress, caregiving, chronic illness, first responder strain, or career and relationship challenges. Anna aims to match methods to each person’s goals and pace, offering a collaborative path toward greater stability and coping.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Bipolar disorder among the things Anna works with, alongside the areas below.
- 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 listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Anna among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Anna among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Anna among the ways she works.
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR): Listed by Anna among the ways she works.
- Hypnotherapy: Listed by Anna among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Anna among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Anna among the ways she works.
- Internal Family Systems: Listed by Anna among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Anna directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Anna directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How Narrative and Skill-Based Work Fit Online
Anna blends Narrative Therapy with Client-Centered and Cognitive Behavioral approaches in ways that adapt well to online formats. Narrative Therapy helps people look at the stories they tell about themselves and choose different, more useful narratives; it can be helpful for grief, identity, family of origin issues, and feelings of emptiness. Client-Centered Therapy centers the client’s experience and values, using active listening and reflection to help people find their own solutions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing practical behavior changes to reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Anna collaborates with each person to decide which combination of methods best fits their needs, goals, and comfort level. She tailors pacing and techniques so the plan evolves with the client’s progress.
Online therapy offers flexibility for people with busy schedules or mobility limits. Video calls recreate a face-to-face conversation for deeper interaction. Phone sessions can be used when bandwidth is low or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat or text-based messaging can serve as brief check-ins or a way to process thoughts between sessions. These options make it easier to fit regular therapy into daily life while keeping focus on practical change and emotional support.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of concerns can be addressed in sessions?
She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar mood concerns, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, parenting strain, relationship and family problems, career stress, ADHD, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her work is conversational and client-focused. She listens closely, reflects back what she hears, and helps people find practical steps that fit their lives.
How much experience does she have?
She has ten years of professional experience working with a range of mental health and life challenges.
What credentials and location apply to this practice?
She holds LMHC and LPC credentials and practices in Washington.
Are sessions available in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.
In what formats are sessions offered?
Sessions are available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Press the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
Contacting this therapist
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