Anne Douglas, LMFT

Anne Douglas is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with 25 years of clinical experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, addiction, and life transitions. She also supports concerns like parenting, intimacy, self-esteem, career challenges, and compassion fatigue.

Her approach is collaborative and straightforward. Sessions focus on understanding patterns, improving communication, and building practical skills for day-to-day life. She uses a mix of methods tailored to each person’s goals rather than a single fixed model.

Anne trained at Northwestern University and The Family Institute at Northwestern University, and she completed further study at The Institute for Psychoanalysis in Chicago. She has lectured and taught large undergraduate courses and served on college faculty where she supervised and counseled students. She has been a Clinical Fellow at the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy for over 20 years.

Over her career she has worked with people navigating trauma and abuse, mood disorders such as depression and bipolar, PTSD, eating and sleeping issues, chronic health concerns, and complex family dynamics. She also offers life coaching and guidance around parenting and relationship endings.

She uses those options to make counseling more convenient and easier to fit into busy lives.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Attachment-Based Therapy emphasizes understanding how early bonds shape current relationships. It helps people notice patterns in attachment, feel seen in relationships, and learn new ways to connect when trust or closeness are difficult. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on practical steps to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It offers tools for anxiety, depression, sleep and eating concerns, and stress by teaching clear strategies to manage symptoms and test new habits. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) centers on emotions in close relationships and helps partners or individuals identify feelings, express needs, and build greater emotional connection.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss options, listen to goals, and adapt methods to fit each person's needs and preferences. This is a collaborative process rather than a single preset plan.

Online therapy makes regular sessions easier to schedule around busy lives.

Before starting online therapy, confirm the current session options, scheduling arrangements, and fees. Discuss what will help you take part comfortably and how to fit appointments around everyday commitments. Agree on the next steps with the therapist so you know what to expect.