How Annisha works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Virginia
- Years in practice
- 6
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Annisha
Annisha Dunaway is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with six years of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, and life transitions. She brings a straightforward, warm style and an emphasis on collaboration in therapy. Annisha is an Army veteran and has worked as a victim specialist alongside law enforcement, which shapes how she listens and responds to crisis and trauma-related concerns.
She focuses on practical steps that fit each person's life.
Background and approach
Sessions center on the client's goals and priorities, with the therapist offering clear guidance and encouragement. Annisha combines several approaches rather than using a single method for everyone. Clients can expect a therapist who is direct but supportive, who encourages imperfect progress, and who helps people find strengths to move forward.
She offers help with relationship concerns, parenting challenges, grief, intimacy-related issues, and anger. Annisha also addresses compassion fatigue, first responder issues, and career stress. Her approach draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Client-Centered and Mindfulness therapies to shape practical strategies.
Motivational Interviewing is used when people want help clarifying goals and making changes. Therapy sessions emphasize skills people can use between meetings. Annisha aims to help clients spot patterns, try small experiments, and build routines that support lasting change.
She encourages honest conversation and sets goals based on what each person wants to achieve.
What Annisha works with
Everything Annisha lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Annisha's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Annisha lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Annisha’s Approaches Work Online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings and then choose actions that match their values. It can help with anxiety, grief, anger, and major life changes by shifting focus toward meaningful actions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. It uses practical exercises to change unhelpful thinking and build new habits that reduce anxiety, depression, and stress.
Client-Centered Therapy centers the session on the person's experience. The therapist listens with empathy and reflects back what matters most, which can help people feel heard and clarify goals.
Finding the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and then try methods that fit. That shared process may include trying small, practical techniques and adjusting over time.
Online sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different lives. Video calls work well for face-to-face conversation and exercises. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and messaging let people check in between meetings or use brief, focused communication when that fits their schedule.
Questions people ask about Annisha
What concerns does she address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, grief, relationship and parenting issues, trauma and compassion fatigue among other topics listed.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is warm and direct. She works collaboratively and focuses on practical steps that match the client's goals.
What is her background and experience?
She is an Army veteran and has worked as a victim specialist with law enforcement, and has six years of clinical experience.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential (LCSW) and practices in Virginia.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.
What session formats does she offer?
Available formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.