Anna Allred, LMHC, LPC
Washington · 10 years in practice
Anna Allred is a licensed counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, mood concerns, and life changes.
License and registration
- LMHC, Washington
- LH 60768694 · expires February 2027
- LPC, Oregon
- C5222 · expires February 2026
- NPI
- 1588049241 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 10
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Anna
Anna Allred is a licensed counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, mood concerns, and life changes. She brings a calm, straightforward manner to sessions and aims to make it easier to talk about hard things. Anna holds licenses in both Washington and Oregon and has a decade of experience in clinical work.
She centers sessions on the person in front of her, listening first and shaping the work around each person's goals.
Background and approach
Anna uses a mix of approaches including hypnotherapy, cognitive behavioral techniques, and client-centered methods. Those tools are used to address problems like depression, bipolar symptoms, grief, and challenges with motivation or self-esteem. Practical skills and coping strategies are part of the focus.
Anna helps people notice thoughts and behaviors that get in the way and then practices alternatives together. She also supports people facing addiction, chronic illness, and work-related compassion fatigue. Trauma and abuse concerns are within her experience, and she incorporates methods aimed at processing difficult memories and reducing distress.
Additional areas of focus include family of origin issues, communication problems, and first responder stress. Sessions are offered through video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules. Anna asks people to start by completing a short questionnaire so she can match the plan to their needs.
Her approach is collaborative and paced to each person's readiness.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Anna lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- 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 names
- Hypnotherapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused 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
How Anna's Methods Work Online
Anna uses a few well-established approaches that translate to online work. Hypnotherapy involves guided relaxation and focused attention to help access thoughts and habits a person wants to change; it can be useful for anxiety, sleep problems, and breaking unhelpful patterns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors through practical exercises and homework; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and mood regulation.Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. Anna listens to each person's goals and past experience, then suggests techniques that fit their preferences and needs. She checks in regularly and adjusts the plan so the work stays relevant and manageable.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video lets people see facial cues and practice new skills together, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be a brief check-in, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to continue work when in-person visits are difficult.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Anna commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, grief, addictions, and challenges with motivation or self-esteem. She also supports people facing life transitions, career strain, and compassion fatigue.
What is her general therapy style?
Anna uses a person-centered approach that prioritizes listening and collaboration. She blends practical techniques with conversational work to build coping skills and insight.
What is her professional background?
She has 10 years of clinical experience and has worked with trauma, chronic illness, and family of origin issues. Her experience includes supporting first responder concerns and adoption-related topics.
What credentials and region are listed?
Anna holds LMHC and LPC credentials and is licensed in Washington and Oregon. Her practice is based in Washington.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not accepted.
What session formats are offered online?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model. The subscription can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Anna?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. Then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.
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